行家

hángjiā

noun HSK 7-9 #11,014

Measure Word

一位行家 wèi

Meanings

1 expert
2 connoisseur
3 professional

Characters

trade; profession; line of business

expert; specialist (suffix)

Examples

他是这个行业的行家。

Tā shì zhège hángyè de hángjiā.

He is an expert in this industry.

一看就知道你是行家。

Yī kàn jiù zhīdào nǐ shì hángjiā.

One look and you can tell you're an expert.

Tips

mistakes

行 is pronounced háng (2nd tone) here, meaning 'trade/profession', not xíng (to walk). 行家 = someone who knows their trade inside out.

Stroke Order

行 xíng

家 jiā