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协调员 (xié tiáo yuán) — coordinator

Definition

noun
coordinator
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 协调员。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de xié tiáo yuán fù zé ān pái suǒ yǒu huì yì.
    The coordinator for this project is responsible for arranging all meetings.
  • 协调员。
    Wǒ men bù mén xū yào yì míng yǒu jīng yàn de xié tiáo yuán.
    Our department needs an experienced coordinator.
  • 协调员，。
    Zuò wéi xié tiáo yuán, tā měi tiān yào chǔ lǐ hěn duō gōu tōng wèn tí.
    As a coordinator, she has to handle many communication issues every day.

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.

协调coordinate
协xiéjointly调tiáoadjust
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

协调 describes the coordinating work, and 员 points to the person doing it.

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 協; 协 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 協 uses 劦, meaning 'to collaborate', plus 十 for sound; the simplified 协 is a later shorthand.

Open 协 →

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 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
周
周zhōu調tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

Open 调 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →
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