雕刻家

diāokèjiā
noun #31,127

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sculptor
  2. 2 carver (artist)

Examples

Tā shì yī wèi zhùmíng de diāokèjiā.
He is a famous sculptor.
Diāokèjiā yòng yī kuài dàlǐshí chuàngzuò le zhè jiàn zuòpǐn.
The sculptor created this piece from a slab of marble.

Tips

usage
雕刻 = to carve/sculpt; = '-ist/expert' suffix (also in 画家 painter, 作家 writer, 音乐家 musician). 雕塑家 (diāosùjiā) is a near-synonym tilted toward modeling/molding (clay, bronze) rather than carving (stone, wood); both are in common use.

Stroke Order

diāo
jiā