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操作员 (cāo zuò yuán) — operator

Definition

noun
operator
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 操作员。
    Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de cāo zuò yuán.
    He is an excellent operator.
  • 操作员。
    cāo zuò yuán Xū yào jīng guò zhuān yè péi xùn cái néng shàng gǎng.
    Operators need professional training before starting work.
  • 操作员24。
    Zhè ge xì tǒng xū yào cāo zuò yuán 24 xiǎo shí jiān kòng.
    This system requires 24-hour monitoring by operators.

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.

操作operate
操cāooperate作zuòdo
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

'操作' means to operate and '员' indicates a person; together they name someone who operates.

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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
喿
喿zào操cāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 手 shows a hand, indicating an action done by hand. The right part 喿 gives the sound.

Open 操 →

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
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
乍
乍zhà作zuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 亻 comes from 人, meaning 'person', and the right side 乍 gives the sound.

Open 作 →

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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