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打字员 (dǎ zì yuán) — typist

Definition

noun
typist
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 打字员。
    Tā shì yí gè hěn yōu xiù de dǎ zì yuán.
    She is a very excellent typist.
  • 打字员。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī xū yào zhāo pìn yì míng dǎ zì yuán.
    This company needs to hire a typist.
  • 打字员。
    Tā de dǎ zì yuán gōng zuò zuò dé hěn kuài.
    His typist work is done very fast.

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.

打字
打dǎtype字zìcharacter
动宾Verb + object
员yuánperson

Typing characters names the person who does that work.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
子
子zǐ字zì
Same sound today

字 pairs 宀 (roof) with 子 (child); 子 gives the sound, while 宀 relates to the meaning.

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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.

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