Meaning
for a particular person; occasion; purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert
Chinese: 专门、专一、专家。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 专 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 专家zhuān jiāexpert; specialist
- 专业zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major
- 专门zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
- 专题zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic
- 专心zhuān xīnto focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
Example Sentence
他是一位电脑专家。Tā shì yí wèi diàn nǎo zhuān jiā.He is a computer expert.
他Tāhe是shìis一yíone位wèiposition电脑diàn nǎocomputer专家zhuān jiāexpert。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 專. It means ‘special, specialized, particular; to concentrate, focus; sole, exclusive, monopolize; an expert’ (专门, 专家, 专业).
A way to remember it
‘Special / to focus / expert’: 专门 (special), 专家 (expert).