估价师 (gū jià shī) — appraiser, valuer (professional who estimates the value of property, goods, or assets)

Definition

noun
appraiservaluer (professional who estimates the value of property, goods, or assets)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 估价师。
    Zhè wèi gū jià shī zhèng zài píng gū nà dòng fáng zi de jià gé.
    This appraiser is evaluating the price of that house.
  • 估价师。
    Gōng sī qǐng le yí wèi gū jià shī lái gū suàn zī chǎn jià zhí.
    The company hired an appraiser to estimate the value of the assets.
  • 估价师。
    gū jià shī De bào gào duì dài kuǎn shěn pī hěn zhòng yào.
    The appraiser's report is very important for loan approval.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

估价estimate value
估gūestimate价jiàvalue
动宾Verb + object
师shī

'估' means estimate and '价' means value; the word names someone who estimates value.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ估gū
Same sound today

The left part 亻 is a person; the right part 古 gives 估 its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè价jiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

价 pairs 人 (person) with 介, which gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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