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擅长 shàncháng

擅长 shàncháng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 擅长 shàncháng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shàncháng | shan4 chang2
English translation
to be good at
to be expert in

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Traditional form

擅長

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 擅长 shàncháng

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shàn

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

dǎn

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌亶

Number of Strokes

16
cháng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person with long hair. The simplified character cháng was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character zhǎng .

Positional decomposition

⿻?

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 擅长 shàncháng

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lìng xiē rén 擅长 shàncháng kuài tóu 成木 liàn huò lóng Zhōng qiú ”.

Others specialize in carving wooden chains or a " ball in cage " from one piece of wood.

天生 tiānshēng 擅长 shàncháng 交际 jiāojì de 祖先 zǔxiān Zēng shì 封建 fēngjiàn 领主 lǐng zhǔ

Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.

鼹鼠 yǎn shǔ de 前足非常 fēicháng 有力 yǒu lì 擅长 shàncháng 挖洞 wā dòng

Moles have powerful forefeet for digging.

这份工作 gōngzuò 适合 shìhé 擅长 shàncháng 算术 suàn shù de rén

It's not a job for anyone who is slow with numbers.

de 嗓音 sǎng yīn 擅长 shàncháng 演绎 yǎnyì yǒu 难度 nán dù de 歌曲 gē qǔ

Hers is the kind of voice that excels at vocal gymnastics.

擅长 shàncháng Decomposition

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擅长 shàncháng Compounds

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