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现实主义者 (xiàn shí zhǔ yì zhě) — realist (person who accepts reality or adheres to realism)

Definition

noun
realist (person who accepts reality or adheres to realism)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，现实主义者。
    Tā zuò shì hěn xiàn shí, shì gè xiàn shí zhǔ yì zhě.
    He does things in a realistic way; he is a realist.
  • ，现实主义者。
    Zài wén xué zhōng, xiàn shí zhǔ yì zhě zhù zhòng miáo xiě pǔ tōng rén de shēng huó.
    In literature, realists focus on depicting the lives of ordinary people.
  • 现实主义者，。
    Zuò wéi yí gè xiàn shí zhǔ yì zhě, tā gèng guān zhù shí jì hǎo chù ér fēi lǐ xiǎng.
    As a realist, he pays more attention to actual benefits rather than ideals.

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.

现实主义realism
现xiànpresent实shíreal主zhǔprincipal义yìmeaning
偏正Modifier + head
者zhěperson

现实主义 denotes realism, and 者 denotes a person who accepts or follows it.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
見
見jiàn現
Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 现 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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.

Open 主 →

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 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

Open 义 →

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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