联系人 (lián xì rén) — contact person; liaison

Definition

noun
contact personliaison
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 联系人
    Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn jiāo gěi wǒ men de lián xì rén.
    Please give this document to our contact person.
  • 联系人
    Tā shì zhè ge xiàng mù de lián xì rén, yǒu shì kě yǐ zhǎo tā.
    He is the contact person for this project; if you have something, you can find him.
  • 联系人
    Qǐng liú xià nín de lián xì fāng shì, wǒ men de lián xì rén huì jǐn kuài lián xì nín.
    Please leave your contact information, and our contact person will contact you as soon as possible.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

联系connect
liánjoinconnect
联合Coordinate
rénperson

联系 means to connect and 人 means person, so the meaning is a person who connects or is contacted.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

系 is made by putting together 手 (hand) and 糸 (silk).

Open 系 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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