jì zhě
journalist
记者采访了这位著名的科学家。
Jìzhě cǎifàngle zhè wèi zhùmíng de kēxuéjiā.
The reporter interviewed the famous scientist.
记者们正在调查这个案件。
Jìzhěmen zhèngzài diàochá zhège ànjiàn.
The reporters are investigating the case.
记者会将在明天举行。
Jìzhěhuì jiāngzài míngtiān jǔxíng.
The press conference will be held tomorrow.
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The Chinese word 记者 (jì zhě) for "journalist" is a compound of two characters: 记 (jì) and 者 (zhě). The character 记 (jì) means "to record" or "to write down", and is often used in words related to writing or journalism, such as 记录 (jì lù) "record" and 笔记 (bǐ jì) "notes". The character 者 (zhě) is a suffix that indicates a person who does something, and is often used in job titles, such as 医生 (yī shēng) "doctor" and 老师 (lǎo shī) "teacher". Thus, the word 记者 (jì zhě) literally means "a person who records or writes down", and is used to refer to journalists or reporters who gather and report news and information.
