志愿者 zhìyuànzhě

1. Volunteer^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 志愿者, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

志愿者 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 志愿者 mean in English?

志愿者 is pronounced zhìyuànzhě and means Volunteer †.

How do you pronounce 志愿者?

志愿者 is zhìyuànzhě in pinyin — written zhiyuanzhe without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 志愿者?

志愿者 is written with 3 characters: 志 (zhì) The will (records - mark - sign - record - write a footnote), 愿 (yuàn) Sincere (willing - hope - wish - desire - promise), 者 (zhě) Person ([who does something] 'ist 'er 'or). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 志愿者 written in traditional Chinese?

志願者. The simplified form 志愿者 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 志願者 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhìyuànzhě.

Is 志愿者 an HSK word?

Yes — 志愿者 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.