专 (zhuān): for a particular person, occasion, purpose, focused on one thing, special
专 (zhuān) is a Chinese character meaning “for a particular person, occasion, purpose.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (structural). It ranks #485 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- for a particular person, occasion, purpose
- focused on one thing
- special
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 专
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 专家noun | zhuān jiā | expert | 5 |
| 专业noun/adjective | zhuān yè | specialty | 4 |
| 专门adverb/adjective | zhuān mén | specialized | 4 |
| 专心adjective | zhuān xīn | to focus one's attention | 5 |
| 专注 | zhuān zhù | to focus | 6 |
| 专用verb | zhuān yòng | special | 6 |
| 专利noun | zhuān lì | patent | 6 |
| 专题noun | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) | 6 |
| 专科noun | zhuān kē | specialized subject | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 专辑 | zhuān jí | album |
| 专栏 | zhuān lán | special column |
| 专长 | zhuān cháng | specialty |
| 专访 | zhuān fǎng | to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) |
| 专员 | zhuān yuán | assistant director |
| 专程 | zhuān chéng | specifically |
| 专横 | zhuān hèng | imperious |
| 专卖店 | zhuān mài diàn | specialty store |
| 专职 | zhuān zhí | special duty |
| 专属 | zhuān shǔ | to belong or be dedicated exclusively to |
| 专线 | zhuān xiàn | special-purpose phone line or communications link |
| 专一 | zhuān yī | single-minded |
| 专制 | zhuān zhì | autocracy |
| 专机 | zhuān jī | chartered plane |
| 专攻 | zhuān gōng | to specialize in |
专 appears in 100 compound words: 87 as the first character, 5 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 专 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
junior college; vocational college; technical college; institute of technology
to monopolize the limelight (idiom); to get all the glory; to rank highest
junior college; vocational college; technical college; institute of technology
to monopolize the limelight (idiom); to get all the glory; to rank highest
Example Sentences
写好专字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo zhuān zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "专" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.
威科夫接受专访透露 奉川普指示会晤伊朗前王储
wēi kē fū jiē shòu zhuān fǎng tòu lù fèng chuān pǔ zhǐ shì huì wù yī lǎng qián wáng chǔ
Wyckoff revealed in an exclusive interview that he was instructed by Trump to meet with the former crown prince of Iran
川普全球加征15%关税 专家:“B计画”也无法律基础
chuān pǔ quán qiú jiā zhēng 1 5 guān shuì zhuān jiā : B jì huà yě wú fǎ lǜ jī chǔ
Trump imposes 15% tariffs globally Expert: "Plan B" also has no legal basis
...everything?” 就是你趁机更新专案进度、展现专业的时机!
. . . e v e r y t h i n g ? jiù shì nǐ chèn jī gēng xīn zhuān àn jìn dù , zhǎn xiàn zhuān yè de shí jī !
... everything?" is your time to update the progress of the project and show your professionalism!
台海开战就没有iPhone了?专家指苹果算力、制造太依赖两岸:决策近乎失...
tái hǎi kāi zhàn jiù méi yǒu i P h o n e le ? zhuān jiā zhǐ píng guǒ suàn lì , zhì zào tài yī lài liǎng àn : jué cè jìn hū shī . . .
There will be no iPhone at the start of the war in the Taiwan Strait? Experts point out that Apple's computing power and manufacturing are too dependent on both sides of the strait: decision-making is almost lost...
大理消防开展防火专项行动:踏查重点林区,对高火险区..
dà lǐ xiāo fáng kāi zhǎn fáng huǒ zhuān xiàng háng dòng : tà chá chóng diǎn lín qū , duì gāo huǒ xiǎn qū . .
Dali Fire Protection carried out special fire prevention actions: inspected key forest areas and conducted high-fire risk areas:
您专攻于中医的什么领域？
Nín zhuāngōng yú Zhōngyī de shénme lǐngyù?
Which aspects of Chinese medicine do you specialise in?
他自称为金融专家。
Tā zìchēng wèi jīnróng zhuānjiā.
He claimed to be an expert in finance.
我姑姑给了我一张唱片专辑。
Wǒ gūgu gěi le wǒ yī zhāng chàngpiàn zhuānjí.
My aunt gave me an album.
据说她是个滑雪专家 。
Jùshuō tā shì gè huáxuě zhuānjiā.
It is said that she is an expert in skiing.
Character Family
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