作者 zuò zhě
“author; writer”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
作者 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1996: 作者 zuòzhě — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 129
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 作者
作者 means the author of a particular book, article, or other written work — the person who created that specific piece. It is a noun that usually appears as "(work) 的 作者" or "作者 是 ...". Use it for the maker of one named work, not for writers in general as a job.
例句Example sentences
- 这本书的作者是一位中国老师。zhè běn shū de zuò zhě shì yí wèi zhōng guó lǎo shī.The author of this book is a Chinese teacher.
- 你知道这篇文章的作者是谁吗？nǐ zhī dao zhè piān wén zhāng de zuò zhě shì shuí ma?Do you know who the author of this article is?
- 作者在书里写了自己的故事。zuò zhě zài shū lǐ xiě le zì jǐ de gù shì.The author wrote his own story in the book.