学者 xuézhě scholar
How to remember 学者: 学 learn + 者 specialist = scholar.
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How it is used
- A person noun for scholar: 知名学者 (zhīmíng xuézhě) - a well-known scholar. Built with the agentive suffix 者 (zhě), 'one who,' the same pattern as 记者 (jìzhě, reporter) and 作者 (zuòzhě, author) - recognizing this suffix helps guess new words.
Example sentences
- 他有几分像学者。 Tā yǒu jǐfēn xiàng xuézhě.He is something of a scholar.