Word: 专 (zhuān)

Traditional: 專

专 dictionary entry

zhuān: for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized

Full dictionary entry for 专

Example sentences using 专

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属喜鹊的，专拣高枝儿飞

shǔ xǐquè de, zhuān jiǎn gāozhīr fēi

born a magpie: only flies to the high branches
成功无难事，只怕心不专

chénggōng wú nánshì, zhǐpà xīn bù zhuān

Success has no hard tasks; the only fear is a mind not focused
手电筒，专照别人，不照自己

shǒudiàntǒng, zhuān zhào biéren, bú zhào zìjǐ

a flashlight: shines only on others, not on itself
林冲棒打洪教头，专找破绽下手

Lín Chōng bàng dǎ Hóng jiàotóu, zhuān zhǎo pòzhàn xiàshǒu

Lin Chong beats Instructor Hong with a staff: he strikes right at the flaws
棉桃里面找核桃，专拣硬的敲

miántáo lǐmiàn zhǎo hétao, zhuān jiǎn yìng de qiāo

looking for walnuts inside cotton bolls: picking only the hard ones to crack
瞎子骑马,专摸没有疤的骑

xiāzi qímǎ,zhuān mō méiyǒu bā de qí

a blind man mounting a horse: feels for the one without scars to ride
老猴儿偷玉米,专找嫩的

lǎo hóur tōu yùmǐ,zhuān zhǎo nèn de

An old monkey stealing corn: picks only the tender ears
麦子不割砍高粱，专找硬茬儿

màizi bù gē kǎn gāoliáng, zhuān zhǎo yìng chá ér

leaving the wheat uncut to chop sorghum: looking only for hard stubble