者

• 拼音: zhě
• 汉字拆解: 者 = 耂 (old) + 日 (sun), originally a pictograph; now used as a functional suffix meaning 'one who'

含义

-er; -ist; one who. A suffix attached to verbs or adjectives to form nouns indicating a person who performs an action or has a quality.

One of the most productive suffixes in Chinese for creating person-nouns. Commonly seen in 志愿者 (volunteer), 记者 (journalist), 读者 (reader), 作者 (author), 学者 (scholar), 消费者 (consumer). More formal than 人 as a person suffix.

例句

1. 志愿者们在公园里种了很多树。
2. 这本书的作者是一位年轻的女性。
3. 消费者有权利退换不满意的商品。

用法指南

语境: formal, academic, news

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 他是一名志愿者。(He is a volunteer.)
• 记者在现场报道了这件事。(The journalist reported this matter on the scene.)

错误说法

• 他是一个跑步者。(For casual activities like running, 者 sounds overly formal — say 跑步的人 instead; 者 is typically used in established compound words)

起源与历史

An ancient Chinese character originally meaning 'this' or 'the one who.' Over time, it became grammaticalized as a suffix to denote a person associated with a verb or noun.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal