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善于 shànyú

善于 shànyú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 善于 shànyú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shànyú | shan4 yu2
English translation
to be good at
to be adept at

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Traditional form

善於

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 善于 shànyú

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shàn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Composed of two yán (speech) components and Yáng (sheep). In ancient China sheep ( Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why Yáng is a component in characters like Měi (beautiful), xiáng (auspicious), shàn (benevolent), and (justice).

Positional decomposition

Yáng ⿱⿱丷一口

Number of Strokes

12

Explanation

Pictograph of a musical wind instrument. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. In traditional characters is typically used instead of .

Positional decomposition

二亅

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 善于 shànyú

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qián wèi 善于 shànyú yòng jiāo , xiāng shì 主要 zhǔyào de 特点 tèdiǎn .

Qian good taste with pepper, spicy incense is the main character.

zài 底特律 Dǐ tè lǜ , rén rén dōu 知道 zhīdào 克莱斯勒 Kè lái sī lè 公司 gōngsī shì yóu 善于 shànyú 理财 lǐ cái de rén 经营 jīngyíng de .

Everybody in Detroit knew that Chrysler was run by financial men.

洛伦佐 shì 天生 tiānshēng de 领袖 lǐngxiù 善于 shànyú 交友 jiāo yǒu

Lorenzo was a natural leader who made friends easily.

善于 shànyú 倾听 qīngtīng de rén 甚至 shènzhì 坐姿 hěn 坦荡 tǎn dàng 端正 duānzhèng 身体 shēntǐ 放松 fàngsōng 双臂 shuāng bì 自然 zìrán 下垂 xià chuí

Good listeners even sit in an open way: relaxed, arms loose.

善于 shànyú 发现 fāxiàn 问题 wèntí Huán 总能 zǒng néng 想出 xiǎng chū 高明 Gāomíng de 策略 cèlüè

He had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind.

善于 shànyú Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 善于 shànyú and their own compounds.

善于 shànyú Compounds

See all 123 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 善于 shànyú in their composition.

  • shàn
    • shàn , shàn , shàn , , shàn , shàn , , , , , , , shàn , , , shàn
    • fèng
      • bàng , pěng , fèng , fěng , běng , běng , běng , , bàng
    • chuǎn
      • shùn
        • shùn , shùn , ,
      • jié
        • jié , jié , zhé , huò , , , ,
      • lín
        • lín , lín , lín , lín , lín , lín , lìn , lín , lǐn , lín , , lín , lín , lín , lín , , lín , , , lián , , , , , , , , , , , lín , , lín
      • chuǎn , , shēng ,
    • jiàng
      • ,
      • , , ,
    • , , , , , wéi , , , , , , , , pàn , , , , , , , , ,
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