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作者

zuò zhě · zuo zhe

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. author; writer
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Meeting the author

  1. Dengdeng

    这本(zhèběn)书(shū)的(de)作者(zuòzhě)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who is the author of this book?

  2. Liangliang

    作者(zuòzhě)是(shì)一位(yīwèi)住(zhù)在(zài)成都(chéngdū)的(de)老师(lǎoshī)。

    The author is a teacher who lives in Chengdu.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)作者(zuòzhě)在(zài)书(shū)上(shàng)签名(qiānmíng)。

    I want the author to sign my book.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)得(děi)去(qù)书店(shūdiàn)的(de)活动(huódòng)。

    Then you have to go to the bookstore event.

  5. Dengdeng

    作者(zuòzhě)真的(zhēnde)会(huì)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    Will the author really come?

  6. Liangliang

    会(huì)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那个(nàge)人(rén)就(jiù)是(shì)作者(zuòzhě)。

    Yes. Look, that person is the author.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

理(lǐ)察(chá)·罗(luó)伯(bó)茨(cí)是(shì)很(hěn)多(duō)本(běn)书(shū)的(de)作(zuò)者(zhě)。

Richard Roberts is the author of numerous books.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

《围(wéi)城(chéng)》的(de)作(zuò)者(zhě)是(shì)钱(qián)钟(zhōng)书(shū)。

The author of Fortress Besieged is Qian Zhongshu.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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作
zuò

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

者
zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...

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