决策者 (jué cè zhě) — decision-maker, policy maker

Definition

Noun for the person who makes the key decision (in a company, government, or organization). Built from 决策 ('decision-making') + 者 (agent suffix).

noun
decision-makerpolicy maker
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 决策者。
    Gōng sī de jué cè zhě zhèng zài tǎo lùn xīn de jì huà.
    The company's decision-makers are discussing a new plan.
  • 决策者。
    Yí gè hǎo de jué cè zhě xū yào tīng qǔ dà jiā de yì jiàn.
    A good decision-maker needs to listen to everyone's opinions.
  • 决策者。
    Zhè xiē jué cè zhě duì guó jiā de wèi lái hěn zhòng yào.
    These decision-makers are very important for the country's future.

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.

决策decision
决juédecide策cèplan
动宾Verb + object
者zhěperson

The parts 决 and 策 mean decide and plan, and 者 means a person, giving a person who decides.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 決; 决 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài決jué
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 決 has 氵 (water) and 夬, which gives the sound. This describes 決, not the simplified 决.

Open 决 →

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
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì策cè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

策 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 朿 as a sound part.

Open 策 →

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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