革命家

gémìngjiā
noun #46,407

Meanings

  1. 1 revolutionary
  2. 2 revolutionary leader

Examples

HSK 5
Sūn Zhōngshān shì wěidà de gémìngjiā.
Sun Yat-sen was a great revolutionary.
HSK 5
Hěnduō gémìngjiā niánqīng shí dōu céng chūguó liúxué.
Many revolutionaries studied abroad when they were young.

Tips

usage
革命者 is anyone who takes part in a revolution; 革命家 is kept for its leaders and thinkers. In mainland usage it is a formal honorific: obituaries of senior leaders call them 无产阶级革命家 (proletarian revolutionary).

Stroke Order

革 gé
命 mìng
家 jiā