获胜者

獲勝者

huòshèngzhě

noun

Measure Word

一位获胜者 wèi

Meanings

1 winner
2 victor

Characters

one who… (agent suffix)

Examples

本届比赛的获胜者将获得十万元奖金。

Běn jiè bǐsài de huòshèngzhě jiāng huòdé shí wàn yuán jiǎngjīn.

The winner of this year's competition will receive a 100,000 yuan prize.

历史是由获胜者书写的。

Lìshǐ shì yóu huòshèngzhě shūxiě de.

History is written by the victors.

Tips

grammar

Verb + 者 'one who…' is a productive pattern for agent nouns: 获胜者 'one who wins,' 旁观者 'onlooker,' 受害者 'victim,' 消费者 'consumer.' Slightly more formal than 赢家 (yíngjiā) 'winner,' which is the everyday word.

Stroke Order

获 huò

胜 shèng

者 zhě