知名人士

zhīmíngrénshì

noun #42,646

Measure Word

一位知名人士 wèi

Meanings

1 public figure
2 well-known personality
3 celebrity

Characters

scholar; gentleman

Examples

会议邀请了多位知名人士出席。

Huìyì yāoqǐng le duō wèi zhīmíngrénshì chūxí.

The conference invited several well-known figures to attend.

他在学术界是位知名人士。

Tā zài xuéshùjiè shì wèi zhīmíngrénshì.

He is a well-known figure in academic circles.

Tips

register

More formal than 名人 (míngrén, 'celebrity'). 知名人士 implies respectable public standing — academics, business leaders, officials — rather than entertainers.

Stroke Order

知 zhī

名 míng

人 rén

士 shì