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Usage note

表示做某事的人,常见于书面语。

zhě biǎo shì zuò mǒu shì de rén, cháng jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ。

者 means a person who does something, often in writing.

Context note

常用于职业、身份和抽象名词。

zhě cháng yòng yú zhí yè 、 shēn fèn hé chōu xiàng míng cí。

者 is often used in occupations, identities, and abstract nouns.

5 examples

喜欢这本书。
dú zhě xǐ huan zhè běn shū。
Readers like this book.
写了这篇文章。
zuò zhě xiě le zhè piān wén zhāng。
The author wrote this article.
正在休息。
huàn zhě zhèng zài xiū xi。
The patient is resting.
学习要多练习。
xué xí zhě yào duō liàn xí。
Learners need to practice more.
很多。
zǒu zhě hěn duō。
There are many walkers/runners.

5 mini stories

这本杂志有很多读
zhè běn zá zhì yǒu hěn duō dú zhě。
This magazine has many readers.
在书里写了自己的故事。
zuò zhě zài shū lǐ xiě le zì jǐ de gù shì。
The author wrote his own story in the book.
老师说学习要坚持。
lǎo shī shuō xué xí zhě yào jiān chí。
The teacher said learners should persist.
需要安静地休息。
huàn zhě xū yào ān jìng dì xiū xi。
The patient needs to rest quietly.
这个词常见于书面语,表示做事的人。
zhè ge cí cháng jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ, biǎo shì zuò shì de rén。
This word is common in written language and refers to the person doing something.

Mini dialogue

谁是记者?

A
你爸爸是记吗?
Nǐ bàba shì jìzhě ma?
Is your dad a reporter?
B
不是,他是科学工作
Bù shì, tā shì kēxué gōngzuòzhě.
No, he is a scientific worker.

小小志愿者

A
你想做什么样的志愿
Nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme yàng de zhìyuànzhě?
What kind of volunteer do you want to be?
B
我想做图书馆的小志愿
Wǒ xiǎng zuò túshūguǎn de xiǎo zhìyuànzhě.
I want to be a little volunteer at the library.

Related words and contrasts

similar
rén
person; people

者 is a more formal suffix, while 人 is the common word for person.

related
jiā
family; home

者 can appear in family-related words like 长者 (elder).

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