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专门 (zhuān mén) — (adverb) specially, specifically, for a particular purpose; (adjective) specialized, professional, dedicated

Definition

专门 is an adverb meaning 'specially, on purpose' (我专门来找你) and an adjective meaning 'specialized, dedicated' (a 专门 school). Pairs with verbs to mark deliberate action, unlike 专业 which describes a field or skill.

adverb
speciallyspecificallyfor a particular purpose
adjective
specializedprofessionaldedicated

Examples

  • 专门。
    Wǒ zhuān mén lái zhǎo nǐ shāng liang yí jiàn shì.
    I came specially to discuss a matter with you.
  • 专门。
    Zhè shì yì jiā zhuān mén zuò zhōng wén péi xùn de xué xiào.
    This is a school specialized in Chinese training.
  • 专门，HSK。
    Tā zhuān mén xué le sān nián, jiù shì wèi le kǎo guò HSK sì jí.
    He studied specifically for three years just to pass HSK Level 4.

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zhuānspecialized
门ménfield

专 means specialized and 门 means field or category, so together they point to a specialized field.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

Open 门 →

Grammar

Appears in
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