革命者

gémìngzhě

noun #21,914

Measure Word

一位革命者 wèi

Meanings

1 revolutionary
2 a person who takes part in or advocates revolution

Characters

to reform/to change

life/fate/mandate

person who/one who (agentive suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

这些革命者为国家的独立付出了生命。

Zhèxiē gémìngzhě wèi guójiā de dúlì fùchū le shēngmìng.

These revolutionaries gave their lives for the country's independence.

HSK 5

他是一位坚定的革命者。

Tā shì yī wèi jiāndìng de gémìngzhě.

He is a determined revolutionary.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 者 (zhě) is a classical Chinese morpheme meaning 'one who does X' or 'a person of X'. It attaches to verbs or nouns to form agent nouns: 革命者 (revolutionary), 记者 (journalist, lit. 'one who records'), 学者 (scholar).

Stroke Order

革 gé

命 mìng

者 zhě