营养师 (yíng yǎng shī) — nutritionist, dietitian

Definition

noun
nutritionistdietitian
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 营养师。
    Wǒ jiàn yì nǐ qù zhǎo yí wèi yíng yǎng shī zī xún yǐn shí wèn tí.
    I suggest you go consult a nutritionist about dietary issues.
  • 营养师。
    Zhè wèi yíng yǎng shī wèi wǒ zhì dìng le yí fèn jiàn kāng de shí pǔ.
    This nutritionist made a healthy meal plan for me.
  • 营养师。
    Dāng yíng yǎng shī xū yào xué xí hěn duō guān yú yíng yǎng xué de zhī shi.
    To be a nutritionist, you need to learn a lot about nutrition science.

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.

营养nourishment
营yíngnurture养yǎngnourish
联合Side by side
师shīspecialist

The word pairs 营养 (nourishment) with 师 (specialist) to name a professional.

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 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 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 養; 养 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 養 uses 羊 as a sound part and 食 as a meaning part.

Open 养 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

Open 师 →

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