tōngrén

通人

Word · Noun

erudite scholar; learned person

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a person of profound erudition; a learned scholar well-versed in both ancient and modern knowledge

literary

This is a literary term (书面语) used to describe scholars with extensive knowledge spanning history and various subjects.

Tā他
bó博
gǔ古
tōng通
jīn今
 ,
kān堪
chēng称
tōng通
rén人
 。

He is well-versed in both ancient and modern times, truly worthy of being called an erudite scholar.

Tōng通
rén人
dá达
cái才
 ,
shì世
suǒ所
hǎn罕
jiàn见
 。

A person of both broad knowledge and outstanding talent is rarely seen in the world.

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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
xué学
jiè界
gōng公
rèn认
de的
tōng通
rén人
 。

This elderly gentleman is recognized by the academic community as a learned scholar.