TongTong
Sign in

专用 (zhuān yòng) — (verb) to be dedicated to; to be for exclusive use

Definition

专用 (zhuānyòng) is a verb meaning 'to be reserved for exclusive use' (a machine, room, or lane assigned to one purpose). Contrast with 专门, which is more often an adverb ('specifically, on purpose') than a verb.

verb
to be dedicated toto be for exclusive use

Examples

  • 专用。
    Zhè ge fáng jiān shì zhuān yòng cún fàng huò wù de.
    This room is dedicated to storing goods.
  • 专用。
    Zhè tái jī qì zhuān yòng zhì zào chǎn pǐn.
    This machine is dedicated to manufacturing products.
  • 专用。
    Wǒ men zhuān yòng le liǎng tái diàn nǎo chǔ lǐ tú xiàng.
    We dedicated two computers to processing images.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

专zhuānexclusive
用yònguse

专 means exclusive or specially, and 用 means to use, so the word means used for a special purpose.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 專; 专 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 專 shows 又, a hand, turning 叀, a spindle; this came to mean gathering several things into one.

Open 专 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

Open 用 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6

Browse more HSK 6 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.