Hanzi

者

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun) person involved in .../-er/-ist/(used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)/(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)/(old) (used at the end of a command)/(old) this

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

zhě

Bopomofo

ㄓㄜˇ

Jyutping

ze2

Example sentences

作者 zuòzhě
這本書的作者很有名。
这本书的作者很有名。

The author of this book is famous.

冠 guàn
作者在文章前冠上標題。
作者在文章前冠上标题。

The author added a title at the beginning of the article.

患者 huànzhě
醫生詳細地向患者說明了病情。
医生详细地向患者说明了病情。

The doctor explained the condition to the patient in detail.

解除 jiěchú
醫生成功地解除了患者的痛苦。
医生成功地解除了患者的痛苦。

The doctor successfully relieved the patient's pain.

或者 huòzhě
你可以喝茶或者咖啡。

You can drink tea or coffee.

使者 shǐzhě
漢武帝派張騫為使者，前往西域。
汉武帝派张骞为使者，前往西域。

Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian as an emissary to the Western Regions.

京城 jīngchéng
使者連夜返回京城，向皇帝報告邊境的消息。
使者连夜返回京城，向皇帝报告边境的消息。

The envoy returned to the capital overnight and reported the border news to the emperor.

Example Vocabulary

作者

zuo4'zhe3

author; writer

告密者

患者

huan4'zhe3

patient

或者

huo4'zhe3

or; perhaps; maybe

終結者

使用者

使者

shi3'zhe3

messenger; emissary; envoy

侍者

shi4'zhe3

傷者

初學者

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