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顾问 (gù wèn) — adviser; consultant

Definition

noun
adviserconsultant
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 顾问。
    Tā shì yí wèi hěn yǒu jīng yàn de shāng yè gù wèn.
    He is a very experienced business consultant.
  • 顾问。
    Nǐ kě yǐ zhǎo zhè wèi tóu zī gù wèn tán yi tán.
    You can talk to this investment advisor.
  • 顾问。
    Gōng sī xū yào yí wèi dú lì gù wèn lái píng gū fēng xiǎn.
    The company needs an independent consultant to assess the risks.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

顾gùconsult
问wènask

顾 (consult) and 问 (ask) together form a consulting adviser.

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 顧; 顾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
雇
雇gù顧gù
Same sound today

The traditional form 顧 combines 雇 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; 顾 is the simplified form of 顧.

Open 顾 →

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 問; 问 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
門
門mén問wèn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 問 combines 口 (mouth) with 門, which gives the sound; the simplified 问 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 问 →
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