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作家

zuòjiā
noun HSK 4 #2,422

Measure Word

一位作家 wèi

Meanings

  1. 1 author
  2. 2 writer

Examples

HSK 3
他是一位有名的作家。
Tā shì yí wèi yǒumíng de zuòjiā.
He is a famous writer.
HSK 4
我长大想当作家。
Wǒ zhǎngdà xiǎng dāng zuòjiā.
I want to be a writer when I grow up.
HSK 4
这个作家写了很多小说。
Zhège zuòjiā xiě le hěnduō xiǎoshuō.
This author has written many novels.

Tips

usage
家 as a suffix means 'specialist': 科学家 (scientist), 音乐家 (musician), 画家 (painter).

In Pop Culture

鲁迅 Lǔ Xùn
Lu Xun
Often called the father of modern Chinese literature

Stroke Order

作 zuò
家 jiā