作家 (zuò jiā) — author | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

作家 is the everyday word for a professional 'author/writer' (novelist, essayist). More literary and prestigious than the more neutral 作者, which is the literal "maker of a text."

noun

author

Measure word · 个, 位

Examples

作家。
Zhè wèi zuò jiā xiě le hěn duō gù shi.
This author has written many stories.
作家。
Wǒ dú guò nà wèi zuò jiā de xiǎo shuō.
I have read that author's novel.
作家。
Zhè wèi zuò jiā de zuò pǐn hěn yǒu míng.
This author's works are very famous.

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