智者

zhìzhě
noun #15,301

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sage
  2. 2 wise man
  3. 3 wise person

Examples

HSK 4
Gǔdài de zhìzhě liúxià le xǔduō bǎoguì de sīxiǎng
Ancient sages left behind many precious ideas.
HSK 7-9
Zhìzhě qiān lǜ, bì yǒu yī shī.
Even a wise person will make a mistake after a thousand considerations.

Tips

culture
智者千虑,必有一失 is a well-known proverb traceable to the Spring and Autumn period text 《晏子春秋》 and famously quoted in 《史记》, reminding that even the wisest can err.
grammar
is a classical suffix meaning 'one who...' - 智者 (wise one), 学者 (scholar), 读者 (reader). Productive in formal/written Chinese.

Stroke Order

zhì
zhě