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来访者 (lái fǎng zhě) — visitor; (psychological counseling) client

Definition

A formal word for 'visitor' (museum, company). In psychological counseling it is the standard term for the person seeking help, more professional than just saying 客人 or 病人.

noun
visitor(psychological counseling) client
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 来访者。
    Gōng sī jīn tiān yǒu yí wèi zhòng yào de lái fǎng zhě.
    The company has an important visitor today.
  • 来访者。
    Zhè wèi lái fǎng zhě měi zhōu lái zī xún yí cì.
    This client comes for counseling once a week.
  • 来访者。
    Bó wù guǎn měi tiān jiē dài hěn duō lái fǎng zhě.
    The museum receives many visitors every day.

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.

来访come and visit
来láicome访fǎngvisit
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson

来 means come, 访 means visit, and 者 denotes the person who does it.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

Open 来 →

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 訪; 访 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yántalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng訪fǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 訪 pairs 言 (talk) with 方 to give the sound; the simplified 访 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical part.

Open 访 →

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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