文学家

文學家

wénxuéjiā

noun #34,809

Measure Word

一位文学家 wèi

Meanings

1 writer
2 literary figure
3 man of letters

Characters

literature / writing

study / learning

Examples

鲁迅是中国现代著名的文学家。

Lǔ Xùn shì Zhōngguó xiàndài zhùmíng de wénxuéjiā.

Lu Xun is a famous modern Chinese literary figure.

她梦想成为一名文学家。

Tā mèngxiǎng chéngwéi yì míng wénxuéjiā.

She dreams of becoming a writer.

Tips

usage

The suffix 家 (jiā) marks someone as an expert/practitioner: 文学家 (writer), 科学家 (scientist), 艺术家 (artist), 音乐家 (musician). 文学家 is more elevated than 作家 — it implies serious literary accomplishment, not just someone who writes.

Stroke Order

文 wén

学 xué

家 jiā