读书人

Traditional: 讀書人

dú shū rén

Dictionary entry

scholar; intellectual

What does 读书人 mean?

读书人 (dú shū rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1scholar; intellectual

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读dòucomma · phrase marked by pause 书Shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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读书人

dú shū rén

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