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得主 (dé zhǔ) — winner, recipient (of an award, prize, or honor)

Definition

得主 is a formal noun for the 'winner' or 'recipient' of a specific award, prize, or honor — not for winners in general competition. Pairs with the name of the award (e.g., 诺贝尔奖得主).

noun
winnerrecipient (of an award, prize, or honor)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 得主。
    Zhè wèi nuò bèi ěr jiǎng dé zhǔ huò dé le quán shì jiè de zūn zhòng.
    This Nobel Prize winner has earned the respect of the entire world.
  • 得主。
    Tā shì qù nián de jīn mǎ jiǎng zuì jiā diàn yǐng dé zhǔ.
    He was last year's Golden Horse Award winner for Best Film.
  • 得主。
    Suǒ yǒu cān sài zhě dōu xiǎng chéng wéi guàn jūn dé zhǔ.
    All competitors want to become the champion.

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.

得déobtain
主zhǔperson

得主 joins 得, meaning obtain, with 主, meaning person, to denote the person who obtains a prize.

Characters in this word

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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