擅
长

To be good at in Chinese: 擅长 (shàn cháng)

shàn cháng

to be good at

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 擅長1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be good at; to be expert in

Stroke order

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擅
长

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄢˋ

shàn

ㄕ/ shㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

擅长

Simplified

擅長

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他擅长画画,作品很受欢迎。

    tā shàn cháng huà huà, zuò pǐn hěn shòu huān yíng。

    He is skilled at painting, and his works are popular.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

长城

cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长江

cháng jiāng

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

成长

chéng zhǎng

to mature

延长

yán cháng

to prolong

长途

cháng tú

long distance

班长

bān zhǎng

class monitor

队长

duì zhǎng

captain

家长

jiā zhǎng

head of a household

市长

shì zhǎng

mayor

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