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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 4

他是这个行业的行家。

Tā shì zhège hángyè de hángjiā.

He is an expert in this industry.

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