科学家

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 科学家发现了一颗新行星。▶ —
   Scientists discovered a new planet.
2. 许多科学家投身于疫苗研究。▶ —
   Many scientists devote themselves to vaccine research.

Collocations

Mnemonic

科学 kēxué "science" + 家 jiā "expert": a Sino-Korean word "scientist". One who researches science (科学) as a specialty (家). The 家 suffix makes a field expert (same pattern as 发明家, 艺术家). More specific to science than 学者 (a scholar broadly). Akin to 研究员 / 专家.

Related

Quick check

1. How do 科学家 and 学者 differ?

   • 科学家 = science specialist; 学者 = scholar broadly
   • identical
   • 科学家 = student; 学者 = teacher
   • both inventors