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擅长

shàn cháng · shan chang

Traditional 擅長

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be good at; to be expert in
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My one dish

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)擅长(shàncháng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)菜(cài)？

    Liangliang, what dishes are you good at cooking?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)擅长(shàncháng)做(zuò)西红柿(xīhóngshì)炒(chǎo)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    I'm best at tomato and scrambled eggs.

  3. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)这(zhè)一个(yīgè)吗(ma)？

    Just this one?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)擅长(shàncháng)这个(zhège)，所以(suǒyǐ)天天(tiāntiān)做(zuò)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？你(nǐ)擅长(shàncháng)什么(shénme)？

    I'm only good at this, so I make it every day. What about you? What are you good at?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)擅长(shàncháng)吃(chī)你(nǐ)做(zuò)的(de)西红柿(xīhóngshì)炒(chǎo)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    I'm good at eating your tomato and eggs.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)太(tài)擅(shàn)长(cháng)打(dǎ)高(gāo)尔(ěr)夫(fū)球(qiú)。

I'm not very good at golf.

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

02

她(tā)擅(shàn)长(cháng)画(huà)画(huà)，作(zuò)品(pǐn)常(cháng)在(zài)学(xué)校(xiào)展(zhǎn)出(chū)。

She is good at painting, and her works are often exhibited at school.

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