TongTong
Sign in

程序员 (chéng xù yuán) — programmer

Definition

noun
programmer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 程序员。
    Wǒ shì yì míng chéng xù yuán.
    I am a programmer.
  • 程序员。
    Zhè wèi chéng xù yuán kāi fā le yí gè hěn shí yòng de ruǎn jiàn.
    This programmer developed a very practical piece of software.
  • 程序员。
    Hěn duō chéng xù yuán xǐ huan zài wǎn shàng xiě dài mǎ.
    Many programmers like to write code at night.

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.

程序program
程chéngmeasure序xùorder
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

程序 (program) plus 员 (person) names someone who works with programs.

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
禾禾hégrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
呈
呈chéng程chéng
Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

Open 程 →

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
广广guǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ序xù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

序 combines 广 and 予; 予 gives the sound, while 广 marks the meaning.

Open 序 →

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 →
Appears in
Computers & InternetProfessions & Jobs

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.