报幕员 (bào mù yuán) — announcer (of a program or show)

Definition

noun
announcer (of a program or show)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 报幕员。
    Zhè wèi bào mù yuán shì jīn wǎn wǎn huì de zhǔ chí rén.
    This announcer is the host of tonight's gala.
  • 报幕员。
    Tā zài diàn shì tái zuò le shí nián de bào mù yuán.
    She worked as an announcer at the TV station for ten years.
  • 报幕员。
    Xué xiào qǐng le yí wèi bào mù yuán lái bào jié mù.
    The school invited an announcer to announce the program.

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.

报幕announce program
报bàoannounce幕mùcurtain
动宾Verb + object
员yuánperson

报幕 announces the program, and 员 identifies the person who does it.

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 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →

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
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò幕mù
Same sound today

幕 combines 莫 above 巾 (cloth); 莫 gives the sound.

Open 幕 →

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.

Open 员 →

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