作家

zuò jiā

CL 位 wèi 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. author

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 读者 dú zhě 读者 dú zhě reader reader (paired role with author): reader

Related words

2 items

• 作者 zuò zhě 作者 zuò zhě author; writer author of a specific work or piece: author; writer
• 文学家 wén xué jiā 文学家 wén xué jiā writer literary figure, man of letters: writer

Usage notes

Collocations

作家 usually collocates with 成为 (become) or 当 (work as), not with 是 alone when stating profession: 我想成为一名作家.

Formality

作家 is a formal term; in casual contexts, people might simply say 写东西的 (a person who writes stuff) instead.

Example Sentences

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那位著名 作家 去年因病逝世了。

That famous writer passed away due to illness last year.

他就是大名鼎鼎的 作家 。

He is the renowned writer.

他原本是老师，后来成了 作家 。

He was originally a teacher and later became a writer.

他是 作家 。

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Words Containing 作家

• 中国作家协会 中国作家协会 zhōng guó zuò jiā xié huì: China Writers Association (CWA)
• 中国左翼作家联盟 中国左翼作家联盟 zhōng guó zuǒ yì zuò jiā lián méng: the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
• 剧作家 剧作家 jù zuò jiā: playwright

Child Words of 作家

• 作 作 zuō: worker
• 作 作 zuò: to do; to engage in
• 家 家 jiā: home