志愿者

志願者

zhìyuànzhě

noun HSK 3 #6,623

Measure Word

一名志愿者 míng

Meanings

1 volunteer (person)

Characters

will; aspiration

to wish; willingness

person who does something

Examples

他是一名志愿者。

Tā shì yī míng zhìyuànzhě.

He is a volunteer.

很多志愿者来帮忙了。

Hěn duō zhìyuànzhě lái bāngmáng le.

Many volunteers came to help.

她经常做志愿者工作。

Tā jīngcháng zuò zhìyuànzhě gōngzuò.

She often does volunteer work.

Tips

usage

者 is a classical suffix meaning 'one who.' It turns actions into people: 记者 (reporter), 学者 (scholar), 读者 (reader), 作者 (author).

Stroke Order

志 zhì

愿 yuàn

者 zhě