擅长

shàn cháng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to be good at; to be expert in

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 拿手 ná shǒu 拿手 ná shǒu expert in “拿手”通常形容非常擅长的技能或菜式，比“擅长”更口语化。: expert in
• 专长 zhuān cháng 专长 zhuān cháng specialty “专长”是名词，表示擅长的领域或技能。: specialty

Synonyms

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• 善于 shàn yú 善于 shàn yú to be good at; to be adept at 两者都表示在某方面有能力，但“擅长”更强调技能的精通，“善于”更常用于抽象方面。: to be good at; to be adept at

Usage notes

Collocations

“擅长”通常后接动词性短语或名词，如“擅长画画”“擅长数学”，一般不直接接人。

Common mistakes

学习者常误用“对...擅长”，正确结构是“擅长 + 事情”，无需介词“对”。

Example Sentences

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他特别 擅长 画山水画。

He is particularly good at painting landscape paintings.

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Child Words of 擅长

• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief
• 擅 擅 shàn: without authority