知识分子 meaning in English

zhīshi fènzǐ

intellectual; intelligentsia

HSK 7-9Traditional 知識分子22 strokes

Meaning of 知识分子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhīshifènzǐ
  1. intellectual; intelligentsia
zhīshifènzǐ
  1. variant of 知識分子|知识分子[zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3]

知识分子 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

一yí个gè知zhī识shí分fèn子zǐ是shì发fā现xiàn到dào一yī种zhǒng比bǐ性xìng行xíng为wèi更gèng有yǒu意yì思si的de活huó动dòng的de人rén。
An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.
智zhì者zhě谈tán论lùn想xiǎng法fǎ, 知zhī识shí分fèn子zǐ谈tán论lùn事shì实shí, 普pǔ通tōng人rén谈tán论lùn他tā吃chī什shén么me。
Wise men talk about ideas, intellectuals about facts, and the ordinary man talks about what he eats.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

知 zhī · to know · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

识 shí · to know · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

分 fēn · to divide · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 知识分子.

知道zhīdàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
孩子háizichild
认识rènshito know; to recognize
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
知识zhīshiknowledge; intellectual
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
分钟fēnzhōngminute

Questions about 知识分子

What does 知识分子 mean?

知识分子 (zhīshi fènzǐ) means "intellectual; intelligentsia".

How do you write 知识分子?

知识分子 is made of 4 characters: 知 (8 strokes), 识 (7 strokes), 分 (4 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 知识分子 an HSK word?

Yes. 知识分子 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 知识分子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 知识分子 is written 知識分子.