计时员 (jì shí yuán) — timekeeper (in sports)

Definition

noun
timekeeper (in sports)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 计时员。
    Bǐ sài zhōng de jì shí yuán fù zé jì lù měi wèi xuǎn shǒu de shí jiān.
    The timekeeper in the competition is responsible for recording each athlete's time.
  • 计时员，。
    Zhè wèi jì shí yuán fēi cháng rèn zhēn, méi yǒu lòu diào rèn hé yì miǎo.
    This timekeeper is very careful and didn't miss a single second.
  • 计时员，。
    Zuò wéi yì míng jì shí yuán, tā xū yào gāo dù jí zhōng zhù yì lì.
    As a timekeeper, he needs to be highly focused.

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.

计时timekeeping
计jìmeasure时shítime
动宾Verb + object
员yuánperson

计时 means measure time, and 员 indicates a person doing that work.

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 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

Open 计 →

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 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun; day
Sound part声符shēngfú
之
之zhī時shí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.

Open 时 →

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.

Open 员 →

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