读书人 (dú shū rén) — educated person, scholar, intellectual (often with traditional or Confucian connotations)

Définition

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)
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Exemples

  • 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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