志愿者

zhì yuàn zhě

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. volunteer

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Word relationships

Register variants

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义工

yì gōng

volunteer worker

义工 is more colloquial and commonly used in everyday speech, while 志愿者 is more formal.

Related words

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服务生

fú wù shēng

server (at a restaurant)

服务生 is a service worker, often paid, distinct from a volunteer.

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 做 (zuò) or 当 (dāng): 做志愿者 or 当志愿者 means 'to be a volunteer'.

Example Sentences

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志愿者在街头散发传单。

Volunteers are distributing leaflets on the street.

志愿者挨家挨户送温暖。

Volunteers went from house to house to bring warmth.

他是一名志愿者。

He is a volunteer.

我们需要若干名志愿者。

We need a certain number of volunteers.

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Child Words of 志愿者

aspiration

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

to hope