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资深

zīshēn

senior; experienced

A senior journalist examines documents with a magnifying glass at a desk
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Characters in this word

资 zī

Strokes
10
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
次 order, sequence 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 资

深 shēn

Strokes
11
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 罙 deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 资深记者往往能从一句含糊的表态中听出政策变化的信号。 Zīshēn jìzhě wǎngwǎng néng cóng yí jù hánhú de biǎotài zhōng tīng chū zhèngcè biànhuà de xìnhào. Experienced journalists can often detect signals of policy change from a vague statement.
  • 公司请了一位资深工程师来解决这个技术难题。 Gōngsī qǐng le yī wèi zīshēn gōngchéngshī lái jiějué zhège jìshù nántí. The company invited a senior engineer to solve this technical problem.
  • 资深员工熟悉公司流程,工作效率特别高。 Zīshēn yuángōng shúxī gōngsī liúchéng, gōngzuò xiàolǜ tèbié gāo. Veteran employees know the company's procedures and work especially efficiently.

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