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专业
zhuānyè
Main
English Definitionspecialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; professional
Simplified Script专业
Traditional Script專業
Pinyinzhuānyè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zyun1jip6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (形) adjective
Measure Words门, 个
Topical Word Lists
Owner of school/subjects
Part of school/life
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5,6
Word Decomposition
专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to something); concentrated; specialized
业yèline of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already; (Chinese surname)

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
专心zhuānxīnto concentrate; absorption; concentration; engrossed
专家zhuānjiāexpert; specialist
专门zhuānménspecifically; specialist; specialized; customized
专利zhuānlìpatent; something uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly
专人zhuānrénspecialist; person appointed for specific task
Words With Same Tail Word    
作业zuòyèschool assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate
毕业bìyègraduation; to graduate; to finish school
工业gōngyèindustry
农业nóngyèagriculture; farming
事业shìyèundertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation
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