携带者

攜帶者

xiédàizhě

noun

Meanings

1 carrier (of a gene, virus, or disease)
2 person carrying something

Characters

to bring, carry

person, agent suffix

Examples

乙肝病毒携带者不一定会发病。

Yǐgān bìngdú xiédàizhě bùyídìng huì fābìng.

A hepatitis B virus carrier will not necessarily develop the disease.

她是这种遗传病的基因携带者。

Tā shì zhèzhǒng yíchuánbìng de jīyīn xiédàizhě.

She is a genetic carrier of this hereditary disease.

Tips

usage

携带 means to carry along; adding the agent suffix 者 turns it into 'carrier'. Common compounds: 病毒携带者 (virus carrier), 基因携带者 (gene carrier), 艾滋病毒携带者 (HIV carrier).

Stroke Order

携 xié

带 dài

者 zhě