专程 (zhuān chéng) — specially, specifically (for a particular purpose)
Definition
专程 emphasizes making a special *trip or journey* for a purpose (often travel implied). Compare 专门, which is broader ('specially / dedicated'), and 特意/特地, which stress deliberate intent without the travel implication.
adverb
speciallyspecifically (for a particular purpose)
Examples
- 专程。Tā zhuān chéng cóng shàng hǎi gǎn lái cān jiā wǒ de shēng rì pài duì.He came all the way from Shanghai specially to attend my birthday party.
- 专程，。Wǒ zhuān chéng qù le yí tàng tú shū guǎn, jiù shì wèi le jiè nà běn shū.I made a special trip to the library just to borrow that book.
- 专程。Tā zhuān chéng wèi zhè jiàn shì xiě le yì piān wén zhāng.She wrote an article specifically for this matter.
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