观赏者 (guān shǎng zhě) — spectator, observer, viewer

Definition

观赏者 specifically frames the person as someone enjoying or appreciating what they see — a viewer of art, performance, or scenery — rather than a neutral 观众 (audience member).

noun
spectatorobserverviewer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 观赏者。
    Bó wù guǎn lǐ de guān shǎng zhě dōu zài rèn zhēn kàn zhǎn pǐn.
    The spectators in the museum are carefully looking at the exhibits.
  • 观赏者。
    Zhè chǎng biǎo yǎn xī yǐn le shàng qiān míng guān shǎng zhě.
    This performance attracted thousands of spectators.
  • 观赏者，。
    Zuò wéi guān shǎng zhě, wǒ men yào bǎo chí ān jìng.
    As spectators, we should keep quiet.

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.

观赏watch and appreciate
观guānwatch赏shǎngappreciate
联合Side by side
者zhěperson

观 'watch' and 赏 'appreciate' combine with 者 'person' to mean one who watches.

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 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn觀guān
Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

Open 观 →

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 賞; 赏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry
Sound part声符shēngfú
商
商shāng賞shǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 賞 pairs 商 for sound with 貝, a cowry shell; the simplified 赏 is a shorthand.

Open 赏 →

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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