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被害者 (bèi hài zhě) — victim (injured party)

Definition

noun
victim (injured party)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 被害者。
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài bāng zhù bèi hài zhě.
    The police are helping the victim.
  • 被害者。
    Zhè cì shì gù de bèi hài zhě dé dào le péi cháng.
    The victim of this accident received compensation.
  • 被害者。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi bǎo hù bèi hài zhě de quán lì.
    We should protect the victim's rights.

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.

被害be harmed
被bèisuffer害hàiharm
动宾Verb + object
者zhěperson

被害 (be harmed) and 者 (person) combine to mean a person who has been harmed.

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
衣衣yīclothing
Sound part声符shēngfú
皮
皮pí被bèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

被 pairs 衣 (clothing) with 皮, which gives the sound.

Open 被 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
丯
丯jiè害hài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

害 was borrowed purely for its sound. Its old picture, possibly a house rafter, is unrelated to harm.

Open 害 →

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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Crime & Police

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