专家 zhuānjiā expert
expert; specialist
How to remember 专家: 专 concentrated + 家 home = expert.
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How it is used
- An expert/specialist in a field. 医学专家 (yīxué zhuānjiā) a medical expert.
- 专 = specialized, 家 = a person of a discipline (as in 科学家 scientist, 作家 writer).
- 专家 has authority/depth; contrast 学者 (xuézhě) a scholar (academic), and 高手 (gāoshǒu) a skilled hand/pro (informal).
Example sentences
- 他是个天文学专家。 Tā shì gè tiānwénxué zhuānjiā.He's an expert in astronomy.
- 他是个钓鱼专家。 Tā shì gè diàoyú zhuānjiā.He is an expert at fishing.