文学家

文學家
wénxuéjiā
noun #34,809

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 writer
  2. 2 literary figure
  3. 3 man of letters

Examples

HSK 4
Tā mèngxiǎng chéngwéi yì míng wénxuéjiā.
She dreams of becoming a writer.
HSK 5
Lǔ Xùn shì Zhōngguó xiàndài zhùmíng de wénxuéjiā.
Lu Xun is a famous modern Chinese literary figure.

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