业内人士 (yè nèi rén shì) — industry insider; professional in the field

Definition

A formal/journalistic term for a person working inside a particular industry, as opposed to an outside observer. Often used in news and analysis to cite expert or authoritative opinions.

noun
industry insiderprofessional in the field
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 业内人士。
    Zhè ge yè nèi rén shì de guān diǎn hěn zhuān yè.
    This industry insider's opinion is very professional.
  • 业内人士，。
    Tā shì yí wèi yè nèi rén shì, duì shì chǎng fēi cháng liǎo jiě.
    He is an industry insider who knows the market very well.
  • 业内人士。
    Jì zhě cǎi fǎng le jǐ wèi yè nèi rén shì.
    The journalist interviewed several industry insiders.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

业内inside the industry
业yèindustry内nèiinside
偏正Modifier + head
人士person
人rénperson士shìperson
联合Side by side

业 means industry and 内 means inside; 人 and 士 both mean person, so the whole names a person inside the industry.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

  • 丵丵zhuóchisel
  • 大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 业 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

Open 内 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 士 comes from a simple drawing of a war axe. The character later came to mean a soldier, officer, or intellectual.

Open 士 →

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