Word: 作家 (zuòjiā)

不少读者给作家写信。

Bùshǎo dúzhě gěi zuòjiā xiěxìn.

Quite a few readers write letters to the author.

专职作家没有固定的收入。

Zhuānzhí zuòjiā méiyǒu gùdìng de shōurù.

Professional writers do not have a regular income.

他不是诗人；他是个散文作家。

Tā bú shì shīrén; tā shì gè sǎnwén zuòjiā.

He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer.

他想成为一名作家。

Tā xiǎng chéngwéi yì míng zuòjiā.

He wants to become a writer.

他是一个医生和一个作家。

Tā shì yí gè yīshēng hé yí gè zuòjiā.

He is a doctor and an author.

他是位出色的作家。

Tā shì wèi chūsè de zuòjiā.

He is a good writer.

他是作家，还是政治人物。

Tā shì zuòjiā, háishi zhèngzhì rénwù.

He is an author and a politician.

他算得上一个作家。

Tā suàn de shàng yí gè zuòjiā.

He can be considered an author.

作家到处旅行，寻找写作素材。

Zuòjiā dàochù lǚxíng, xúnzhǎo xiězuò sùcái.

The writer travels everywhere looking for material to write about.

你觉得那些日本作家怎么样？

Nǐ juéde nèixiē Rìběn zuòjiā zěnmeyàng?

What do you think of those Japanese writers?

大多数的作家都讨厌被批评。

Dàduōshù de zuòjiā dōu tǎoyàn bèi pīpíng.

Most writers hate being criticized.

她现在是专职作家了。

Tā xiànzài shì zhuānzhí zuòjiā le.

She is a full-time writer now.

我怀疑我是不是一个好作家。

Wǒ huáiyí wǒ shìbúshì yí gè hǎo zuòjiā.

I doubt that I'm a good writer.

我有个朋友的父亲是知名的作家。

Wǒ yǒu gè péngyou de fùqīn shì zhīmíng de zuòjiā.

I have a friend whose father is a famous writer.

我有幸见过那位老作家。

Wǒ yǒuxìng jiànguo nà wèi lǎo zuòjiā.

I was fortunate enough to meet that old writer.

我朋友的父亲是位有名的作家。

Wǒ péngyou de fùqīn shì wèi yǒumíng de zuòjiā.

My friend's father is a famous novelist.

我的终生目标是成为一名作家。

Wǒ de zhōngshēng mùbiāo shì chéngwéi yì míng zuòjiā.

My goal in life is to be a novelist.

我觉得他是一个优秀的作家。

Wǒ juéde tā shì yí gè yōuxiù de zuòjiā.

I consider him a great writer.

我认为他是位伟大的作家。

Wǒ rènwéi tā shì wèi wěidà de zuòjiā.

I think he's a great writer.

我读过许多现代作家的作品。

Wǒ dúguo xǔduō xiàndài zuòjiā de zuòpǐn.

I have read many modern authors.

记者明天要访谈一位著名的作家。

Jìzhě míngtiān yào fǎngtán yí wèi zhùmíng de zuòjiā.

The reporter will interview a famous writer tomorrow.

这个作家是俄罗斯人。

Zhège zuòjiā shì Éluósī rén.

This writer is Russian.

这位作家对年轻人的影响很深远。

Zhèwèi zuòjiā duì niánqīngrén de yǐngxiǎng hěn shēnyuǎn.

This writer has had a profound and lasting influence on young people.

这位作家的文笔很细腻。

Zhèwèi zuòjiā de wénbǐ hěn xìnì.

This writer's style is very delicate and refined.

这位作家的格调一向朴实。

Zhèwèi zuòjiā de gédiào yíxiàng pǔshí.

This writer's way of working has always been plain and unpretentious.

这就是那个作家自杀的房间。

Zhè jiùshì nàge zuòjiā zìshā de fángjiān.

This is the room where the author killed himself.

这座老房子是那位作家的故居。

Zhè zuò lǎo fángzi shì nà wèi zuòjiā de gùjū.

This old house is the former residence of that writer.

那个作家就是在这间房里自杀的。

Nàge zuòjiā jiùshì zài zhè jiān fáng lǐ zìshā de.

This is the room where the author killed himself.

那个意大利作家在日本不太出名。

Nàge Yìdàlì zuòjiā zài Rìběn bú tài chūmíng.

That Italian author is little known in Japan.