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善于 (shàn yú): to be good at

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to be good at
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 5

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to be good at
  • to be adept at

Chinese explanation

  • 在某方面有特长或做得很好,表示某人具有某种能力或技巧。常用来形容人在技能、艺术、交流等方面的突出表现。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

good (virtuous)

HSK 6

to go

Example sentences

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Xiao Li is very good at communicating with people, so the company put him in charge of receiving clients.

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She is good at learning from failure, so she makes progress quickly.

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This painter is good at using simple lines to express complex emotions.

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He is good at managing his time, so he can both finish his work and keep exercising.

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Teacher Wang is good at explaining grammar with stories, so the students all feel that Chinese is not difficult anymore.

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