Meaning of 学者
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- scholar
How to use 学者
学者 is a formal word for a scholar or academic, usually a researcher or university professor with deep expertise. It often appears in news and writing, sometimes with a field in front, like 历史学者 (lìshǐ xuézhě, historian). Example: 他是一位著名的学者。(Tā shì yí wèi zhùmíng de xuézhě.) He is a famous scholar.
学 (xué) means to study, and 者 (zhě) is a suffix meaning a person who does something. A 学者 is literally a person who studies, someone whose life is learning.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 学者 for any student, but a student is 学生 (xuéshēng). 学者 means an expert who does research. Also keep the tones straight: xué is second tone and zhě is third tone.
学者 in example sentences
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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者 zhě · one who ... · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 学者.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
Questions about 学者
What does 学者 mean?
学者 (xuézhě) means "scholar" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 学者?
学者 is made of 2 characters: 学 (8 strokes), 者 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 学者 an HSK word?
Yes. 学者 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 学者 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 学者 is written 學者.
What is the difference between 学者 and 科学家?
科学家 (kēxuéjiā) means scientist and refers to people in the natural sciences. 学者 is broader and is often used for experts in the humanities and social sciences, such as history, literature or economics.
What measure word goes with 学者?
The polite measure word 位 (wèi) is most common, as in 一位学者 (yí wèi xuézhě). 个 (gè) is also possible in casual speech, but 位 sounds more respectful.