博学多才

博學多才

bóxuéduōcái

idiom

Meanings

1 erudite and multi-talented
2 broadly learned and versatile
3 widely knowledgeable and gifted

Characters

broad / extensive

Examples

这位教授博学多才，精通五种语言。

Zhè wèi jiàoshòu bó xué duō cái, jīngtōng wǔ zhǒng yǔyán.

This professor is erudite and versatile, fluent in five languages.

他博学多才，既会画画又会作曲。

Tā bó xué duō cái, jì huì huàhuà yòu huì zuòqǔ.

He's broadly talented — he can both paint and compose music.

Tips

history

Recorded in 《晋书·郤诜传》 describing the Jin-dynasty scholar Xi Shen: 诜博学多才，魁伟倜傥 ('widely learned and multi-talented, grand of bearing and unconventional').

Stroke Order

博 bó

学 xué

多 duō

才 cái