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zhuānchéng

specially; for a special purpose

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Characters in this word

程 chéng

Strokes
12
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 呈 to petition, to submit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 程

Example phrases

  • 他专程从外地赶来参加听证会,只为当面说明那份报告的漏洞。 Tā zhuānchéng cóng wàidì gǎnlái cānjiā tīngzhènghuì, zhǐ wèi dāngmiàn shuōmíng nà fèn bàogào de lòudòng. He came specially from out of town to attend the hearing, just to explain the flaws in that report face to face.
  • 经理专程飞到上海,与客户签了这份合同。 Jīnglǐ zhuānchéng fēi dào Shànghǎi, yǔ kèhù qiānle zhè fèn hétong. The manager flew to Shanghai specially to sign this contract with the client.
  • 她专程到医院看望生病的老师。 Tā zhuānchéng dào yīyuàn kànwàng shēngbìng de lǎoshī. She went to the hospital specially to visit her sick teacher.

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