特
长

Personal strength in Chinese: 特长 (tè cháng)

tè cháng

personal strength

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

Definitions

  1. 1personal strength
  2. 2one's special ability or strong points

Stroke order

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特
长

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄜˋ

tè

ㄊ/ tㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄤˊ

cháng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

特长

Simplified

特長

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 唱歌是她的特长。

    chàng gē shì tā de tè cháng。

    Singing is her special talent.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

特

tè

special

特别

tè bié

unusual

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

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

独特

dú tè

unique

特殊

tè shū

special

特意

tè yì

specially

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