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知识分子

zhī shi fèn zǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. intellectual
  2. 2. intelligentsia
  3. 3. learned person

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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工农
gōng nóng

Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang

知识分子常与工农阶层对比

Related words

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文人
wén rén

scholar

指从事文学创作或学术研究的人

Synonyms

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学者
xué zhě

scholar

正式场合指有学问的人

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 高级/低级 to indicate social or intellectual status, e.g. 高级知识分子 (high-level intellectual).

Cultural notes

In Chinese history, 知识分子 was both respected and politically targeted, especially during the Cultural Revolution.

Example Sentences

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他是这所大学的高级 知识分子 。
He is a senior intellectual at this university.

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Words Containing 知识分子

公共知识分子
gōng gòng zhī shi fèn zǐ

public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)

Child Words of 知识分子

分
fēn

to divide; to separate

分
fèn

part

子
zǐ

son

知识
zhī shi

knowledge

识
shí

to know

识
zhì

to record

分子
fēn zǐ

molecule

分子
fèn zǐ

members of a class or group

知
zhī

to know