特 tè / té in a sentence
Special (unusual - extremely - secret agent); Male animal
特 (tè / té) means Special (unusual - extremely - secret agent), Male animal. Below are 24 of the 60 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你不用 特 意打扮。
Nǐ búyòng tèyì dǎban.
You do not need to dress up specially.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打扮
这个地方 特 别安静。
Zhège dìfang tèbié ānjìng.
This place is particularly quiet.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 特别
夏天的水果 特 别甜。
Xiàtiān de shuǐguǒ tèbié tián.
Summer fruit is especially sweet.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 夏
今天的观众 特 别多。
Jīntiān de guānzhòng tèbié duō.
There is an especially large audience today.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 观众
爷爷 特 别喜欢京剧。
Yéye tèbié xǐhuan jīngjù.
Grandfather is especially fond of Beijing opera.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 京剧
这个学期我 特 别忙。
Zhège xuéqī wǒ tèbié máng.
I am especially busy this term.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 学期
他的记忆力 特 别好。
Tā de jìyìlì tèbié hǎo.
His memory is exceptionally good.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 记忆
这座建筑很有 特 色。
Zhè zuò jiànzhù hěn yǒu tèsè.
This building is quite distinctive.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 建筑
模 特 们走上了舞台。
Mótèmen zǒu shàng le wǔtái.
The models walked onto the stage.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 模特
他小时候 特 别淘气。
Tā xiǎo shíhou tèbié táoqì.
He was especially mischievous as a child.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 淘气
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From the graded readers
我 特 别高兴，可是也 特 别害怕。
wǒ tèbié gāoxìng, kěshì yě tèbié hàipà.
I was thrilled, and also terrified.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
去年下半年，我的压力 特 别大。
qùnián xià bàn nián, wǒ de(possessive) yālì tèbié dà.
In the second half of last year I was under enormous pressure.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
刚开始休息的时候，我 特 别不习惯。
gāng kāishǐ xiūxi de / dì shíhou, wǒ tèbié bù xíguàn.
At first I found resting extremely uncomfortable.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
我站在路边喘气，觉得自己 特 别可笑。
wǒ zhàn zài lùbiān chuǎn qì, juéde zìjǐ tèbié kěxiào.
I stood by the road getting my breath back, feeling faintly ridiculous.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
那天下着雨，我 特 别想找个理由不去。
nà / nèi tiānxià zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó yǔ, wǒ tèbié xiǎng zhǎo gè lǐyóu bù qù.
It was raining, and I badly wanted an excuse not to go.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
我以前不太喜欢吃月饼，可是那天觉得 特 别好吃。
wǒ yǐqián bù tài xǐhuan chī yuè bǐng, kěshì nà / nèi tiān juéde tèbié hǎo / hào chī.
I'd never much liked mooncakes, but that night they tasted wonderful.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
特 appears in 60 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 特
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Questions about 特
How is 特 used in a sentence?
This page shows 60 sentences using 特 (tè / té, "Special (unusual - extremely - secret agent), Male animal"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 特 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 特 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 特?
The dictionary page for 特 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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