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科学家

kē xué jiā · ke xue jia

Traditional 科學家

Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. scientist
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In a conversation

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My sister the scientist

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)妹妹(mèimei)说(shuō)，她(tā)长大(zhǎngdà)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)科学家(kēxuéjiā)。

    My little sister says she wants to be a scientist when she grows up.

  2. Dengdeng

    真好(zhēnhǎo)！她(tā)想(xiǎng)研究(yánjiū)什么(shénme)？

    Nice! What does she want to study?

  3. Liangliang

    研究(yánjiū)怎么(zěnme)让(ràng)作业(zuòyè)自己(zìjǐ)写完(xiěwán)。

    How to make homework write itself.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)这位(zhèwèi)科学家(kēxuéjiā)要(yào)先(xiān)好好(hǎohǎo)学习(xuéxí)。

    Ha, this scientist should study hard first.

  5. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)，科学家(kēxuéjiā)不(bù)用(yòng)做(zuò)作业(zuòyè)。

    She says scientists do not have to do homework.

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In a sentence

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01

他(tā)是(shì)世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)伟(wěi)大(dà)的(de)科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)之(zhī)一(yī)。

He is numbered among the greatest scientists in the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)正(zhèng)在(zài)研(yán)究(jiū)一(yì)种(zhǒng)新(xīn)药(yào)。

That scientist is researching a new drug.

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