No. 100 in Chinese
者
"者" means "person," "one who," or "thing that."
In a sentence
学习者需要坚持不懈。
Learners need to persevere.
In this sentence, '者' is used to indicate a person who is engaged in or characterized by studying.
作者的文笔十分优美。
The author's writing is very graceful.
Here, '者' refers to a person who performs the action of writing, i.e., an author.
获胜者将获得大奖。
The winner will receive a grand prize.
In this example, '者' denotes someone who accomplishes the action of winning, referring to the winner.
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