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for a particular person, occasion, purpose / focused on one thing / special / expert / particular (to sth) / concentrated / specialized
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variant of 專|专[zhuan1]
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How to pronounce 专

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

专 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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= n + a4
Right-falling stroke
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Characters with 专 as component

to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions
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see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
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to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
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Words with 专

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expert / specialist / CL:個|个[ge4]
specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4] / professional
specialist / specialized / customized

Sentences with 专

shì
pài
zhuān
guǎn
zhè
hóu
tou
de

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zhuān

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