Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
作家
zuòjiā
Description
作家是写书的人。
A 作家 is a person who writes books.
很多有名的作家写了我们喜欢的故事。
Many famous 作家 have written stories we like.
Meanings
作家zuòjiā
writer; author (of books, novels, etc.)
她是一位有名的作家。
She is a famous writer.
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Notes
- Etymology
作 (to make/write) + 家 (specialist suffix), meaning a professional writer.
- Nuance
作家 stresses being a professional writer; 作者 just means the author of a specific text.
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