者 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

者 English definition

zhě

  • (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
  • (after a noun) person involved in ...
  • -er
  • -ist
  • (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
  • (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
  • (old) (used at the end of a command)
  • (old) this

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : particle used for interjection (Cantonese); see also 啫哩[zhe3 li1];
  • : ocher;
  • : germanium (chemistry);

Sentences examples with 者

  • 你去,或者我去,都可以。
    Nǐ qù, huòzhě wǒ qù, dōu kěyǐ.
  • 有事儿请给我发短信或者打电话。
    Yǒushì er qǐng gěi wǒ fā duǎnxìn huòzhě dǎ diànhuà.
  • 他的小说受到了读者们的欢迎。
    Tā de xiǎoshuō shòudàole dúzhěmen de huānyíng.
  • 这本书的作者很有名。
    Zhè běn shū de zuòzhě hěn yǒumíng.
  • 一位记者报道了这个消息。
    Yī wèi jìzhě bàodàole zhège xiāoxī.

Words containing 者, by HSK level