一
技
之
长

Proficiency in a particular field (idiom) in Chinese: 一技之长 (yī jì zhī cháng)

yī jì zhī cháng

proficiency in a particular field (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 一技之長1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2skill in a specialized area (idiom)

Stroke order

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一
技
之
长

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

一技之长

Simplified

一技之長

Traditional

Example sentences

See 一技之长 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 有一技之长的人比较容易找到工作。

    yǒu yí jì zhī cháng de rén bǐ jiào róng yì zhǎo dào gōng zuò。

    People with a specialized skill find it easier to get a job.

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Related words

一

yī

one

长

cháng

length

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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