作家

zuòjiā

noun HSK 2 #2,422

Measure Word

一位作家 wèi

Meanings

1 author
2 writer

Characters

to write; to create

expert; specialist (suffix)

Examples

他是一位有名的作家。

Tā shì yí wèi yǒumíng de zuòjiā.

He is a famous writer.

我长大想当作家。

Wǒ zhǎngdà xiǎng dāng zuòjiā.

I want to be a writer when I grow up.

这个作家写了很多小说。

Zhège zuòjiā xiě le hěnduō xiǎoshuō.

This author has written many novels.

Tips

usage

家 as a suffix means 'specialist': 科学家 (scientist), 音乐家 (musician), 画家 (painter).

In Pop Culture

鲁迅 Lǔ Xùn

Lu Xun

Often called the father of modern Chinese literature

Stroke Order

作 zuò

家 jiā