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zuòjiā

作家zuòjiāzuòjiā
writer
FromLesson 21inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of zuòjiā

她Tā　的de　理想lǐxiǎng　是shì　当dāng　作家zuòjiā，　所以suǒyǐ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　读dú　小说xiǎoshuō。Tā de lǐxiǎng shì dāng zuòjiā, suǒyǐ hěn xǐhuan dú xiǎoshuō.
Her ideal is to be a writer, so she really likes reading novels.
那Nà　位wèi　作家zuòjiā　说shuō，　他tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　在zài　国　内guónèi　大学dàxué　学习xuéxí，　后来hòulái　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　感觉gǎnjué　自己zìjǐ　又yòu　像xiàng　学生xuéshēng　一样yíyàng。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
有的Yǒude　同学tóngxué　以后yǐhòu　想xiǎng　当dāng　老师lǎoshī，　有的yǒude　同学tóngxué　想xiǎng　当dāng　作家zuòjiā。Yǒude tóngxué yǐhòu xiǎng dāng lǎoshī, yǒude tóngxué xiǎng dāng zuòjiā.
Some classmates want to be teachers in the future; some classmates want to be writers.

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