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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 作家
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 作家 | zuò jiā | - author - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 2,422 | 3,646 | 5,504 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 作 | zuō | - (bound form) worker - (bound form) workshop - (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 | zuò | - to do; to engage in - to write; to compose - to pretend; to feign - to regard as; to consider to be - to be; to act the part of - to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) - writings; works |
| 家 | jiā | - home - family - (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) - classifier for families or businesses - refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China - noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 家 | jiā | - used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1ju4] |
Other Words Containing 作家
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