作家是一個寫作對他來說比對其他人更困難的人。

A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 作家 zuòjiā author

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=2 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 shì variant of shì
=3 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
4 寫作 xiězuò
  1. to write
  2. to compose
  3. writing
  4. written works
5 duì
  1. right; correct
  2. towards; at; for
  3. concerning; regarding
  4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. to face
  6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. to match together; to adjust
  8. to fit; to suit
  9. to answer; to reply
  10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. to check; to compare
  12. classifier: couple; pair
6
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
7 來說 láishuō concerning; about
8 比對 duì
  1. comparison
  2. to verify by comparing
9 其他
  1. other
  2. (sth or sb) else
  3. the rest
10 rén person; people

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=11 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=11 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
12 困難 kùnnan
  1. difficult
  2. challenging
  3. straitened circumstances
  4. difficult situation
=13 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
14 rén person; people

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