爱国者

愛國者
àiguózhě
noun #9,879

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 patriot

Examples

Tā shì yī wèi wěidà de àiguózhě.
He is a great patriot.
Àiguózhě yuànyì wèi guójiā xīshēng.
Patriots are willing to sacrifice for their country.
Lìshǐ shàng yǒu hěnduō wěidà de àiguózhě.
There have been many great patriots throughout history.

Tips

grammar
is a classical suffix turning a verb/adjective into 「one who does X」: 爱国者 (patriot), 学者 (scholar), 记者 (journalist), 读者 (reader).

In Pop Culture

爱国者导弹 Àiguózhě Dǎodàn
Patriot missile
US air defense system, well-known from Gulf War coverage

Stroke Order

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guó
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