思想家

sīxiǎngjiā
noun #23,382

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 thinker
  2. 2 intellectual
  3. 3 philosopher

Examples

Kǒngzǐ shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng zuì wěidà de sīxiǎngjiā zhī yī.
Confucius is one of the greatest thinkers in Chinese history.
Tā bèi yùwéi èrshí shìjì zuì jù yǐngxiǎolì de sīxiǎngjiā.
She is regarded as the most influential thinker of the twentieth century.

Tips

memory
思想 (sīxiǎng) means 'thought/ideology', and (jiā) is a suffix for experts or masters of a field — so 思想家 is literally 'a master of thought'. The same pattern applies to 科学家 (scientist), 政治家 (politician), 艺术家 (artist).

Stroke Order

xiǎng
jiā