管理者 (guǎn lǐ zhě) — manager, administrator, superintendent

Definition

noun
manageradministratorsuperintendent
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 管理者
    Zhè wèi guǎn lǐ zhě hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    This manager is very experienced.
  • 管理者
    Gōng sī de guǎn lǐ zhě men zhèng zài kāi huì.
    The company's managers are having a meeting.
  • 管理者
    Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de guǎn lǐ zhě.
    He is an excellent manager.

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.

管理manage
guǎngovernorder
联合Coordinate
zhěperson

管理 means manage, and 者 points to the person doing 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
guānguǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Open 管 →

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
jade
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

Open 理 →

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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