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强项

qiáng xiàng · qiang xiang

Traditional 強項

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. key strength
  2. strong suit
  3. specialty
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  1. Dengdeng

    学校(xuéxiào)晚会(wǎnhuì)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)表演(biǎoyǎn)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to perform at the school party?

  2. Liangliang

    唱歌(chànggē)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)强项(qiángxiàng)。

    Singing is my strong suit.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)强项(qiángxiàng)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what is my strong suit?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)强项(qiángxiàng)是(shì)……给我(gěiwǒ)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)。

    Your strong suit is… clapping for me.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)练习(liànxí)鼓掌(gǔzhǎng)。

    OK, then I'll practise clapping first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

语(yǔ)言(yán)不(bú)是(shì)他(tā)的(de)强(qiáng)项(xiàng)。

Languages aren't his forte.

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

02

耐(nài)心(xīn)不(bú)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)强(qiáng)项(xiàng)。

Patience is not my forte.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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