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崇拜者 (chóng bài zhě) — worshipper; admirer; fan

Definition

A person who worships or greatly admires someone or something (e.g. a celebrity, team, or idea). Often used in written or formal contexts; the simpler 粉丝 is more colloquial for a 'fan'.

noun
worshipperadmirerfan
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 崇拜者。
    Hěn duō chóng bài zhě jù jí zài jiào táng qián miàn.
    Many worshippers gathered in front of the church.
  • 崇拜者。
    Nà wèi zuò jiā de chóng bài zhě sòng le tā yí shù huā.
    That writer's admirer gave her a bouquet of flowers.
  • 崇拜者。
    Tā shì zhè zhī lán qiú duì de zhōng shí chóng bài zhě.
    He is a loyal fan of this basketball team.

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.

崇拜worship
崇chóngrevere拜bàiworship
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson

崇拜 means to worship; 者 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shānmountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
宗
宗zōng崇
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

崇 is built from 山 (mountain) on top and 宗 below; the mountain shows the idea, while 宗 gives the sound.

Open 崇 →

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

拜 combines 扌 (hand, written fully as 手) with 𠦪 (herbs), showing a hand holding herbs as a gift.

Open 拜 →

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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