经营者 (jīng yíng zhě) — manager

Definition

经营者 refers to the person who runs or manages a business — broader than 经理, which usually means a hired manager within a company. Often used in legal/business contexts for the operator or proprietor.

noun
manager
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 经营者。
    Zhè wèi jīng yíng zhě hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    This manager is very experienced.
  • 经营者。
    Gōng sī xū yào yí wèi yōu xiù de jīng yíng zhě.
    The company needs an excellent manager.
  • 经营者，。
    Zuò wéi jīng yíng zhě, tā měi tiān dōu hěn máng.
    As a manager, he is very busy every day.

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.

经营manage
经jīngmanage营yíngrun/manage
联合Side by side
者zhěone who

经营者 combines 经营 (running or managing) with 者 (the person 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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

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 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宮宮gōngpalace
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng營yíng
Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →

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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