特长

特长 tècháng

Personal strength; one's special ability or strong points^†

特长 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體特長 techang

What 特长 means

Personal strength^†
one's special ability or strong points^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 特长, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

特长 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

特

tè / té

Special (unusual - extremely - secret agent); Male animal

长

cháng / zhǎng

Long (length); Older (chief)

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How to write 特长

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特长 in a sentence

每个人都有自己的特长。

Měi ge rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de tècháng.

Everyone has their own strong point.

他的特长是画画。

Tā de tècháng shì huàhuà.

His special skill is drawing.

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Questions about 特长

What does 特长 mean in English?

特长 is pronounced tècháng and means Personal strength, one's special ability or strong points †.

How do you pronounce 特长?

特长 is tècháng in pinyin — written techang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 特长?

特长 is written with 2 characters: 特 (tè / té) Special (unusual - extremely - secret agent); Male animal, 长 (cháng / zhǎng) Long (length); Older (chief). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 特长 written in traditional Chinese?

特長. The simplified form 特长 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 特長 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced tècháng.

Is 特长 an HSK word?

Yes — 特长 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

陶瓷 táocí 陶醉 táozuì 淘汰 táotài 讨好 tǎohǎo 特定 tèdìng 特意 tèyì 提拔 tíbá 提炼 tíliàn

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