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助产士 (zhù chǎn shì) — midwife

Definition

noun
midwife
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 助产士。
    Tā shì yì míng jīng yàn fēng fù de zhù chǎn shì.
    She is an experienced midwife.
  • 助产士。
    zhù chǎn shì Bāng zhù yùn fù shùn lì shēng chǎn.
    The midwife helped the pregnant woman give birth smoothly.
  • 助产士。
    Zhè wèi zhù chǎn shì yǐ jīng jiē shēng guò shàng qiān gè hái zi.
    This midwife has delivered thousands of children.

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.

助产help birth
助zhùhelp产chǎnbirth
动宾Verb + object
士shìperson

“助” gives help, “产” gives birth, and “士” names the person doing that work, together meaning midwife.

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
力力lìstrong arm
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě助zhù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

助 pairs 力, a strong arm, with 且, which gives the sound; the meaning is help with strength.

Open 助 →

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →

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

The shape 士 comes from a simple drawing of a war axe. The character later came to mean a soldier, officer, or intellectual.

Open 士 →
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