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学术界 (xué shù jiè) — academic circles, the academic community, academia

Definition

Refers to the community of scholars and researchers as a whole, not just one field. Often paired with 人士 ('人士 from academia') or contrasted with 工业界 ('industry') and 政界 ('political circles').

noun
academic circlesthe academic communityacademia

Examples

  • 学术界。
    Tā zài xué shù jiè hěn yǒu míng.
    He is very famous in academic circles.
  • 学术界。
    xué shù jiè Duì zhè ge xīn lǐ lùn yǒu hěn duō tǎo lùn.
    There is a lot of discussion in academia about this new theory.
  • 学术界。
    Tā shì yí wèi xué shù jiè rén shì.
    She is a person from the academic community.

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