作家

• 拼音: zuò jiā
• 汉字拆解: 作 = 亻 (person radical) + 乍 (suddenly, phonetic); 家 = 宀 (roof) + 豕 (pig), originally meaning 'household'

含义

Writer; author. A person who writes books or other literary works as a profession.

Refers specifically to someone who writes as their main occupation or calling, typically of novels, essays, or other literary works. More prestigious than simply saying someone who writes. Distinguished from 记者 (journalist) and 诗人 (poet).

例句

1. 她长大以后想当一个作家。
2. 这本书的作家很有名。
3. 那个作家写了很多好看的故事。

用法指南

语境: literature, career, everyday

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 他是一位很有名的作家。(He is a very famous writer.)
• 我最喜欢的作家是鲁迅。(My favourite writer is Lu Xun.)

错误说法

• 他是一个写作家。(Don't add 写 before 作家 — 作家 already means writer. Just say 他是一个作家.)

起源与历史

Compound of 作 (to make/create) and 家 (specialist/expert), literally 'one who specializes in creating.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal