善
于

To be good at in Chinese: 善于 (shàn yú)

shàn yú

to be good at

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 善於2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to be good at; to be adept at

Stroke order

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善
于

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄢˋ

shàn

ㄕ/ shㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩˊ

yú

ㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

善于

Simplified

善於

Traditional

Example sentences

See 善于 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她很善于砍价。

    tā hěn shàn yú kǎn jià。

    She's good at bargaining the price down.

  • 他不善于记人名。

    tā bú shàn yú jì rén míng。

    He's not good at remembering names.

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Related words

于

yú

to go

善

shàn

good (virtuous)

关于

guān yú

pertaining to

终于

zhōng yú

at last

由于

yóu yú

due to

于是

yú shì

thereupon

等于

děng yú

to equal

对于

duì yú

regarding

改善

gǎi shàn

to make better

善良

shàn liáng

good and honest

属于

shǔ yú

to be classified as

完善

wán shàn

(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive

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