植物学家

植物學家
zhíwùxuéjiā
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 botanist
  2. 2 plant scientist

Examples

Zhè wèi zhíwùxuéjiā fāxiànle yī zhǒng xīn de lánhuā.
This botanist discovered a new species of orchid.
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù lìzhì chéngwéi yī míng zhíwùxuéjiā.
She has aspired to become a botanist since she was a child.

Tips

memory
Stack the parts: 植物 (plants) + (study/-ology) + (-ist, expert). The suffix forms expert nouns across many fields: 科学家 scientist, 艺术家 artist, 历史学家 historian.

Stroke Order

zhí
xué
jiā