Usage note
“专家”是对某个事情知道很多、很厉害的人。
“zhuān jiā” shì duì mǒu gè shì qíng zhī dào hěn duō, hěn lì hài de rén.
"Expert" is a person who knows a lot and is very good at something.
Context note
科学专家来学校教我们做实验。
Kē xué zhuān jiā lái xué xiào jiāo wǒ men zuò shí yàn.
A science expert came to school to teach us how to do experiments.
5 examples
这位专家对植物很了解。
zhè wèi zhuān jiā duì zhí wù hěn liǎo jiě。
This expert knows a lot about plants.
专家说多喝水对身体好。
zhuān jiā shuō duō hē shuǐ duì shēn tǐ hǎo。
The expert says drinking more water is good for the body.
爸爸是电脑专家。
bà ba shì diàn nǎo zhuān jiā。
Dad is a computer expert.
专家教我们如何种花。
zhuān jiā jiào wǒ men rú hé zhǒng huā。
The expert taught us how to plant flowers.
我们需要专家的帮助。
wǒ men xū yào zhuān jiā de bāng zhù。
We need the expert's help.
5 mini stories
一位动物专家来到学校。他带来了小兔子。
yí wèi dòng wù zhuān jiā lái dào xué xiào。 tā dài lái le xiǎo tù zi。
An animal expert came to school. He brought little rabbits.
专家教我们保护环境。我们学到了很多。
zhuān jiā jiào wǒ men bǎo hù huán jìng。 wǒ men xué dào le hěn duō。
The expert taught us to protect the environment. We learned a lot.
小明的爷爷是园艺专家。他种了很多花。
xiǎo míng de yé ye shì yuán yì zhuān jiā。 tā zhǒng le hěn duō huā。
Xiao Ming's grandpa is a gardening expert. He planted many flowers.
专家说读书很重要。我们要多看书。
zhuān jiā shuō dú shū hěn zhòng yào。 wǒ men yào duō kàn shū。
The expert said reading is very important. We should read more books.
一位音乐专家来表演。她弹钢琴很好听。
yí wèi yīn yuè zhuān jiā lái biǎo yǎn。 tā tán gāng qín hěn hǎo tīng。
A music expert came to perform. She played the piano beautifully.
Mini dialogue
请教专家
A
这个问题很难，我们问问专家吧。
Zhège wèntí hěn nán, wǒmen wènwen zhuānjiā ba.
This problem is very difficult, let's ask an expert.
B
好主意，专家一定有办法。
Hǎo zhǔyi, zhuānjiā yídìng yǒu bànfǎ.
Good idea, the expert will definitely have a way.
成为专家
A
你长大想成为什么专家？
Nǐ zhǎngdà xiǎng chéngwéi shénme zhuānjiā?
What kind of expert do you want to become when you grow up?
B
我想成为恐龙专家。
Wǒ xiǎng chéngwéi kǒnglóng zhuānjiā.
I want to become a dinosaur expert.
Related words and contrasts
similar
行家
hángjiā
expert; connoisseur
Often used for someone skilled in a trade or hobby.
similar
高手
gāoshǒu
master; expert
Informal term for someone highly skilled, like in games or sports.
opposite
新手
xīnshǒu
beginner; novice
Opposite of expert.