保护主义者 (bǎo hù zhǔ yì zhě) — protectionist (person who advocates protectionism)

Definition

noun
protectionist (person who advocates protectionism)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 保护主义者。
    Zhè wèi bǎo hù zhǔ yì zhě zhǔ zhāng tí gāo jìn kǒu guān shuì.
    This protectionist advocates raising import tariffs.
  • 保护主义者。
    Hěn duō bǎo hù zhǔ yì zhě fǎn duì zì yóu mào yì xié dìng.
    Many protectionists oppose free trade agreements.
  • 保护主义者。
    bǎo hù zhǔ yì zhě Rèn wéi bǎo hù běn guó chǎn yè hěn zhòng yào.
    Protectionists believe it is important to protect domestic industries.

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.

保护主义protectionism
保bǎoprotect护hùprotect主zhǔprincipal义yìdoctrine
偏正Modifier + head
者zhěperson

保护主义 names the doctrine of protection; 者 is a person identified with it.

Characters in this word

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

保 originally showed a person 人 carrying a child 子 on their back, which led to the sense of protecting.

Open 保 →

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

Open 护 →

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

Open 主 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

Open 义 →

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.

Open 者 →

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