擅长
shàncháng
to be good at, to excel in
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 她擅长用简单的语言讲清复杂的道理。She is good at explaining complex ideas in simple language.
- 每个人都有自己擅长的领域。Everyone has a field they excel in.
Collocations
擅长游泳擅长音乐擅长写作各有擅长
Mnemonic
擅 shàn "to be expert at" + 长 cháng "long, a strong point": to have a forte, i.e. to be good at. Polyphone: 长 is cháng "long, strength" but zhǎng "to grow, chief" (校长 xiàozhǎng, a principal). Here it is cháng, as in 长处 "strengths".
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Quick check
How is 长 read in 擅长 (to be good at)?