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专长

zhuāncháng

speciality; special skill; area of expertise

A craftsman in an apron repairs a clock as two onlookers watch
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Characters in this word

长 cháng

Strokes
4
Radical
长 — long, lasting
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他的专长不在宏大叙事,而在通过细节揭示社会结构的变化。 Tā de zhuāncháng bú zài hóngdà xùshì, ér zài tōngguò xìjié jiēshì shèhuì jiégòu de biànhuà. His speciality is not grand narrative, but revealing changes in social structure through details.
  • 修理电器是我的专长,家里坏的东西都找我。 Xiūlǐ diànqì shì wǒ de zhuāncháng, jiā lǐ huài de dōngxi dōu zhǎo wǒ. Fixing appliances is my speciality; whenever something in the house breaks, they come to me.
  • 面试时,她详细介绍了自己的专长和工作经验。 Miànshì shí, tā xiángxì jièshàole zìjǐ de zhuāncháng hé gōngzuò jīngyàn. At the interview, she introduced her areas of expertise and work experience in detail.

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