实干家

實幹家

shígànjiā

noun #35,895

Measure Word

一位实干家 wèi

Meanings

1 a doer
2 someone who gets things done
3 person of action (as opposed to a talker)

Characters

-ist, specialist

Examples

他不是空谈家，而是真正的实干家。

Tā bù shì kōngtánjiā, ér shì zhēnzhèng de shígànjiā.

He's no empty talker — he's a genuine doer.

公司需要更多的实干家，而不是空想者。

Gōngsī xūyào gèng duō de shígànjiā, ér bù shì kōngxiǎngzhě.

The company needs more doers, not daydreamers.

Tips

usage

Praise word, almost always positive. The standard contrast is 空谈家 (kōngtánjiā, 'empty talker') — the person who only speaks. The 家 (jiā) suffix here means 'specialist/-ist', the same suffix in 科学家 (kēxuéjiā, 'scientist') and 艺术家 (yìshùjiā, 'artist').

Stroke Order

实 shí

干 gàn

家 jiā