者
Character
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
Meaning
zhě
zhe3- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... CC-CEDICT
- (after a noun) person involved in ... CC-CEDICT
- -er CC-CEDICT
- -ist CC-CEDICT
- (used after a number or 后 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) CC-CEDICT
- (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) CC-CEDICT
- (old) (used at the end of a command) CC-CEDICT
- (old) this CC-CEDICT
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Practice writing 者
Draw “者” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他是这本书的作者。
tā shì zhè běn shū de zuò zhě
He is the writer of this book.
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我妹妹是一个记者。
wǒ mèi mei shì yí gè jì zhě
My little sister is a reporter.
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那个老者很喜欢喝茶。
nà ge lǎo zhě hěn xǐ huan hē chá
That old man really likes drinking tea.
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Words with 者
See all 363 →者流zhě liú(after a personal attribute) people who have that attribute; people of that typeWord或者huò zhěor; joins two or more possible choicesWordHSK 2作者zuò zhěthe person who wrote a book, story, or articleWordHSK 3记者jì zhěa person who writes news stories for TV, newspapers, or websitesWordHSK 3读者dú zhěa person who reads a book, newspaper, or magazineWordHSK 3志愿者zhì yuàn zhěa person who does work without being paidWordHSK 3学者xué zhěa person who studies a lot and knows a lot about a subjectWordHSK 5消费者xiāo fèi zhěa person who buys and uses thingsWordHSK 5患者huàn zhěa person who is sick and gets help from a doctorWordHSK 6使者shǐ zhěa person sent to carry a message or speak for a leaderWordHSK 7–9前者qián zhěthe first one of two people or things just mentionedWordHSK 7–9后者hòu zhěthe second of two people or things just mentionedWordHSK 7–9