实干家

實幹家
shígànjiā
noun #35,895

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
Tā bùshì kōngtánjiā, érshì zhēnzhèng de shígànjiā.
He's no empty talker, he's a genuine doer.
HSK 7-9
Gōngsī xūyào gèngduō de shígànjiā, ér bùshì kōngxiǎngzhě.
The company needs more doers, not daydreamers.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

shí
gān
jiā