发明家

發明家

fāmíngjiā

noun #14,124

Measure Word

一位发明家 wèi

Meanings

1 inventor

Characters

to emit; to send out

expert; specialist (-ist)

Examples

爱迪生是一位伟大的发明家。

Àidíshēng shì yī wèi wěidà de fāmíngjiā.

Edison was a great inventor.

他的梦想是成为一名发明家。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yī míng fāmíngjiā.

His dream is to become an inventor.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 家 (jiā) turns an activity into a profession: 发明 (invent) → 发明家 (inventor), 科学 (science) → 科学家 (scientist), 画 (paint) → 画家 (painter).

Stroke Order

发 fā

明 míng

家 jiā