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志愿者

zhì yuàn zhě · zhi yuan zhe

Traditional 志願者

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. volunteer
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Water for the runners

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，星期天(xīngqītiān)你(nǐ)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what are you doing on Sunday?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)报名(bàomíng)当(dāng)志愿者(zhìyuànzhě)了(le)！

    I signed up to be a volunteer!

  3. Liangliang

    志愿者(zhìyuànzhě)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do volunteers do?

  4. Dengdeng

    在(zài)马拉松(mǎlāsōng)比赛(bǐsài)上(shàng)，我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)跑步(pǎobù)的(de)人(rén)发(fā)水(shuǐ)。

    At the marathon, we hand out water to runners.

  5. Liangliang

    听起来(tīngqilai)不错(bùcuò)。志愿者(zhìyuànzhě)几点(jǐdiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)？

    Sounds good. What time do volunteers start?

  6. Dengdeng

    早上(zǎoshang)四点(sìdiǎn)。你(nǐ)还(hái)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)志愿者(zhìyuànzhě)吗(ma)？

    Four in the morning. Do you still want to volunteer?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

婴(yīng)儿(ér)被(bèi)志(zhì)愿(yuàn)者(zhě)们(men)照(zhào)顾(gù)着(zhe)。

The babies are taken care of by volunteers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)每(měi)个(gè)周(zhōu)末(mò)都(dōu)去(qù)养(yǎng)老(lǎo)院(yuàn)做(zuò)志(zhì)愿(yuàn)者(zhě)。

She volunteers at a nursing home every weekend.

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志
zhì

aspiration; ambition

愿
yuàn

(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing

者
zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...

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