读书人 (dú shū rén) — educated person, scholar, intellectual (often with traditional or Confucian connotations)
Definition
Literally 'reading-person', but 读书人 means a scholarly, educated person in the traditional Confucian sense — a learned intellectual respected for devotion to study, not just 'a literate person'.
noun
educated personscholarintellectual (often with traditional or Confucian connotations)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，读书人。Zài gǔ dài, dú shū rén de shè huì dì wèi hěn gāo.In ancient times, scholars had a very high social status.
- 读书人，。Tā shì yí wèi zhēn zhèng de dú shū rén, yì shēng dōu zài yán jiū lì shǐ.He is a true scholar who spent his whole life studying history.
- ，读书人。Nà ge shí dài, dú shū rén shòu rén zūn jìng.In that era, educated people were respected by others.
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