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专家

zhuān jiā · zhuan jia

Traditional 專家

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. expert; specialist
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Tea expert

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)是(shì)茶(chá)专家(zhuānjiā)？

    I heard you are a tea expert?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)是(shì)专家(zhuānjiā)，只是(zhǐshì)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    I am not an expert. I just like it.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)尝尝(chángcháng)，这是(zhèshì)什么(shénme)茶(chá)？

    Then taste this. What tea is it?

  4. Liangliang

    嗯(ēn)...是(shì)绿茶(lǜchá)。

    Hmm... green tea.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)是(shì)专家(zhuānjiā)！

    You really are an expert!

  6. Liangliang

    不(bù)，杯子(bēizi)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)绿茶(lǜchá)。

    No, the cup says green tea.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)说(shuō)过(guò)我(wǒ)是(shì)专(zhuān)家(jiā)。

I never said I was an expert.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

专(zhuān)家(jiā)说(shuō)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)百(bǎi)分(fēn)之(zhī)十(shí)五(wǔ)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)的(de)快(kuài)乐(lè)来(lái)自(zì)收(shōu)入(rù)、资(zī)产(chǎn)等(děng)财(cái)政(zhèng)的(de)因(yīn)素(sù)。

Experts say only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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专
zhuān

for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing

家
jiā

home; family

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