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作家

zuò jiā · zuo jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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Meeting a writer

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，那个(nàge)人(rén)是(shì)有名(yǒumíng)的(de)作家(zuòjiā)！

    Liangliang, that man is a famous writer!

  2. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)？这位(zhèwèi)作家(zuòjiā)写(xiě)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What does the writer write?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)写(xiě)吃的(chīde)。每(měi)本(běn)书(shū)里(lǐ)都(dōu)有(yǒu)菜谱(càipǔ)。

    He writes about food. Every book has a recipe.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)不但(bùdàn)是(shì)作家(zuòjiā)，还(hái)是(shì)厨师(chúshī)！

    Then he is not only a writer, he is also a cook!

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你看(nǐkàn)，作家(zuòjiā)正在(zhèngzài)点菜(diǎncài)，他(tā)一个人(yīgèrén)点了(diǎnle)十个(shígè)菜(cài)！

    Yes. Look, the writer is ordering, and he alone ordered ten dishes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

格(gé)雷(léi)厄(è)姆(mǔ)格(gé)林(lín)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)作(zuò)家(jiā)。

Graham Greene is my favorite author.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)作(zuò)家(jiā)每(měi)天(tiān)清(qīng)晨(chén)都(dōu)在(zài)书(shū)房(fáng)里(lǐ)写(xiě)作(zuò)。

This author writes in his study every morning.

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作
zuò

to do; to engage in; to write; to compose

家
jiā

home; family

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