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实习生 (shí xí sheng) — trainee, intern (a student or recent graduate working for experience)

Definition

noun
traineeintern (a student or recent graduate working for experience)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 实习生。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī měi nián zhāo shōu hěn duō shí xí sheng.
    This company recruits many interns every year.
  • 实习生，。
    Zuò wéi shí xí sheng, tā měi tiān dōu yào wán chéng hěn duō rèn wu.
    As an intern, he has to complete many tasks every day.
  • 实习生。
    Wǒ de shí xí sheng jīng lì ràng wǒ xué dào le hěn duō dōng xī.
    My internship experience taught me a lot.

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.

实习practice
实shíactual习xípractice
偏正Modifier + head
生shēngperson

实习 means practical training and 生 refers to a person, so the word means someone doing such training.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 習; 习 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 習 pairs 羽 (wings) with 日 (sun), showing a bird learning to fly; the simplified 习 is a later shorthand.

Open 习 →

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

Open 生 →
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