作者

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Chinese

 
to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do
to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make
 ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad.
(作者) 		作 者

Pronunciation

Noun

作者

  1. author; writer
    作者不明的故事  ―  zuòzhě bùmíng de gùshì  ―  a story of unknown authorship
    我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
    我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě.
    It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.
    作者水平有限，如有錯漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, trad.]
    作者水平有限，如有错漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuòzhě shuǐpíng yǒuxiàn, rú yǒu cuòlòu, wàng dàjiā zhǐzhèng.
    The author's ability has its limits; feedback regarding errors and omissions is welcome.
  2. (archaic) creator; founder
  3. (archaic) builder; constructor

Usage notes

While writer and author can both be translated as 作家 (zuòjiā) or 作者 (zuòzhě) depending on the context, the former term can only refer to a writer who is relatively well-established, while the latter term can refer to any person who writes a text. 著者 (zhùzhě) shares the same meaning as 作者 (zuòzhě). 筆者／笔者 (bǐzhě) is usually used self-reflexively.

Synonyms

  • (author; writer): 著者 (zhùzhě)

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
作 者
さく
Grade: 2 		しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
作者 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

作(さく)者(しゃ) • (sakusha) 

  1. the creator of a work, such as an author, writer, poet, or artist
    • 1993 November 25 [1989 May 20], Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)27(にじゅうしち)話(わ)　直(なお)人(と)の想(おも)い”, in スロー(SLOW)ステップ(STEP) (スロー(SLOW)ステップ(STEP)), 11th edition, volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 74:
      きれいな星(ほし)空(ぞら)だね
      Kirei na hoshizora da ne
      Look at that beautiful starry sky
      そうね
      Sō ne
      It is, isn’t it?
      あ　流(なが)れ星(ぼし)
      A nagareboshi
      Ah, a shooting star
      何(なに)か　願(ねが)い事(ごと)した？
      Nani ka Negaigoto shita?
      What’d you wish for?
      ——うん　このシーンが１(ひと)コマでも長(なが)く続(つづ)きますようにって
      ——Un kono shīn ga hito-koma demo nagaku tsuzukimasu yō nitte
      —Umm, I wished I could drag this scene forever
      ……作(さく)者(しゃ)思(おも)いだね
      ……Sakusha omoi da ne
      …Typical author’s wish, huh?

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 作者 (zuòzhě)
  • → Korean: 작자 (jakja)
  • → Vietnamese: tác giả

Korean

Hanja in this term
作者

Noun

作者 • (jakja) (hangeul 작자)

  1. Hanja form? of 작자 (“author”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
作者

Noun

作者

  1. chữ Hán form of tác giả (“author”).
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