侵略者 (qīn lüè zhě) — invader, aggressor

Definition

noun

invaderaggressor

Measure word · 个

侵略者。
Zhè xiē qīn lüè zhě zuì zhōng bèi gǎn chū le wǒ men de tǔ dì.
These invaders were finally driven out of our land.
，侵略者。
Lì shǐ shàng, qīn lüè zhě wǎng wǎng yǐ lüè duó zī yuán wèi mù dì.
Historically, aggressors often aim to plunder resources.
，侵略者。
Rén mín tuán jié qǐ lái, dǐ kàng qīn lüè zhě de jìn gōng.
The people united to resist the aggressor's attack.

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.

侵略invade

联合Coordinate

侵 and 略 both mean to invade or plunder, and 者 gives the sense of a person doing it.

Characters in this word

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

侵 combines 人 (person), 帚 (broom), and 又 (hand) into the image of a person with a broom in hand.

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

田各略

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè略lüè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

略 combines 田 (field) with 各 for sound; the described idea is walking around a field to outline it.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

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