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参事 (cān shì) — counselor; adviser

Definition

noun
counseloradviser
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 参事。
    Tā shì yí wèi jīng yàn fēng fù de cān shì.
    He is an experienced counselor.
  • 参事。
    Zhè wèi cān shì zài huì yì shàng tí chū le bǎo guì de yì jiàn.
    This counselor put forward valuable opinions at the meeting.
  • 参事。
    Zhèng fǔ rèn mìng le yí wèi xīn cān shì.
    The government appointed a new counselor.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

参cāntake part in
事shìaffairs

“参” (take part in) and “事” (affairs) name someone who handles affairs.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 參; 参 is its simplified writing.

For simplified 参, the story belongs to traditional 參, which combines 晶 (stars), 光 (light), and 彡 (rays) to show the Three Stars; one reading takes 光 as a kneeling person looking up.

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

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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