第三者 (dì sān zhě) — the other person (in a romantic affair or extra…

Definition

Literally 'the third person' (第三者). Used most for the other man/woman in an affair; also for an impartial third party in legal or contract disputes.

noun

the other person (in a romantic affair or extramarital relationship)third party (in legal, contractual, or negotiation contexts)

Measure word · 个

第三者，。
Tā fā xiàn zhàng fu yǒu le dì sān zhě, jué dìng lí hūn.
She found out her husband had a lover and decided to get a divorce.
第三者。
Hé tong xū yào jīng guò dì sān zhě gōng zhèng cái néng shēng xiào.
The contract needs to be notarized by a third party before it takes effect.
第三者。
Hěn duō rén rèn wéi dì sān zhě yīng gāi shòu dào qiǎn zé.
Many people think the other person (in an affair) should be condemned.

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.

第三third

前缀Prefix

第 and 三 set the order, and 者 points to a person or party.

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

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

弟

Same sound today

第 shows 𥫗, the bamboo strips once used for writing and sorting, with 弟 giving the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

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.

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