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终结者 (Zhōng jié zhě) — terminator; one who brings something to a conclusion

Definition

noun
terminatorone who brings something to a conclusion
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 《终结者》。
    《Zhōng jié zhě》 Shì yí bù jīng diǎn de kē huàn diàn yǐng.
    The Terminator is a classic sci-fi movie.
  • 终结者。
    Tā bèi shì wéi jiù shí dài de Zhōng jié zhě.
    He is seen as the terminator of an old era.
  • 终结者。
    Zhè wèi fǎ guān shì fàn zuì jí tuán de Zhōng jié zhě.
    This judge is the terminator of the criminal group.

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.

终结bring to an end
终zhōngend结jiéfinish
联合Coordinate
者zhěone who

终结 means to bring to an end, and 者 means one who does 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 終; 终 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
冬
冬dōng終zhōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 終 pairs 糸 (a cord) with 冬 as a sound part; the simplified 终 is a later shorthand. An older form showed a knot at the end of a cord.

Open 终 →

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

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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