Definition
资深 is an adjective describing a person with deep experience and seniority in a professional field, like 'veteran' or 'senior'. Unlike 高级 (gāo jí), which describes rank or quality, 资深 emphasizes years of experience. Unlike the nouns 行家 (expert) and 前辈 (senior person), 资深 is used attributively before a noun (e.g., 资深教授).
adjective
veteranseniorhighly experienced (of a person in a professional field)
Easily confused
- 自身zì shēnsound-alikeoneself; itself; one's own self
Examples
- 资深。Tā shì wǒmen gōngsī zuì zī shēn de yuángōng zhī yī.He is one of the most senior employees in our company.
- 资深。Zhè wèi zī shēn jiàoshòu zài xuéshùjiè hěn yǒumíng.This veteran professor is very famous in academia.
- 资深。Yí wèi zī shēn dǎoyǎn pāishè le zhè bù diànyǐng.A veteran director directed this movie.
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