Chinese word dictionary

擅长

shàncháng · to be good at; to be expert in

Practice word

Word information

Simplified擅长

Traditional擅長

Pinyinshàncháng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

擅shàn

to claim, to monopolize; arbitrary

长zhǎng

long, lasting; to excel in

How to learn 擅长

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长cháng

long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])

校长xiàozhǎng

(college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

队长duìzhǎng

captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]

家长jiāzhǎng

head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child

院长yuànzhǎng

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China; CL:個|个[ge4]

增长zēngzhǎng

to grow; to increase