特 tè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
特地
tèdì
especially, for a specific purpose
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Example phrases
- 他特地请了一天假，陪母亲去医院复查。 Tā tèdì qǐng le yì tiān jià, péi mǔqīn qù yīyuàn fùchá. He specially took a day off to accompany his mother to the hospital for a follow-up check.
- 朋友特地从外地赶来，参加我的毕业典礼。 Péngyou tèdì cóng wàidì gǎn lái, cānjiā wǒ de bìyè diǎnlǐ. My friend came all the way from another city just for my graduation ceremony.
- 老板特地给大家订了蛋糕，庆祝项目成功。 Lǎobǎn tèdì gěi dàjiā dìng le dàngāo, qìngzhù xiàngmù chénggōng. The boss specially ordered cake for everyone to celebrate the project's success.