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解说员 (jiě shuō yuán) — announcer; narrator; commentator

Definition

A 解说员 explains or narrates events as they happen — sports matches, ceremonies, documentaries, tours. Often interchangeable with 播音员/主播 in media settings.

noun
announcernarratorcommentator
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 解说员。
    Zhè wèi jiě shuō yuán de shēng yīn fēi cháng hǎo tīng.
    This commentator's voice is very pleasant to listen to.
  • ，解说员。
    Bǐ sài kāi shǐ qián, jiě shuō yuán jiè shào le shuāng fāng duì yuán.
    Before the match started, the announcer introduced both teams.
  • 解说员。
    Diàn yǐng lǐ de jiě shuō yuán jiǎng dé hěn yǒu gǎn qíng.
    The narrator in the movie spoke with great emotion.

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.

解说explain
解jiěexplain说shuōspeak
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

A 员 person who 解说 explains is a commentator.

Characters in this word

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

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

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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 說; 说 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì說shuō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 說 pairs 言 (meaning) with 兌 (sound); the simplified 说 is not the form described here.

Open 说 →

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 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

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