思想家

sīxiǎngjiā
noun #23,382

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 thinker
  2. 2 intellectual
  3. 3 philosopher

Examples

HSK 7-9
Kǒngzǐ shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng zuì wěidà de sīxiǎngjiā zhīyī.
Confucius is one of the greatest thinkers in Chinese history.
HSK 7-9
Tā bèi yùwéi èrshí shìjì zuì jù yǐngxiǎnglì de sīxiǎngjiā.
She is regarded as the most influential thinker of the twentieth century.

Tips

memory
思想 (sīxiǎng) means 'thought/ideology', and (jiā) is a suffix for experts or masters of a field - so 思想家 is literally 'a master of thought'. The same pattern applies to 科学家 (scientist), 政治家 (politician), 艺术家 (artist).

Stroke Order

xiǎng
jiā