擅
shàn
Pinyin

Definition

擅
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shàn
  1. without authority
  2. to usurp
  3. to arrogate to oneself
  4. to monopolize
  5. expert in
  6. to be good at

Character Decomposition

Related Words (3)

擅长
shàn cháng
  1. 1 to be good at
  2. 2 to be expert in
擅
shàn
  1. 1 without authority
  2. 2 to usurp
  3. 3 to arrogate to oneself
  4. 4 to monopolize
  5. 5 expert in
  6. 6 to be good at
擅自
shàn zì
  1. 1 without permission

Idioms (1)

宠擅专房
chǒng shàn zhuān fáng
  1. 1 an especially favored concubine (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哇，相亲，听起来好有年代感，这是十几二十年前的做法了吧？现在除非真的很不擅长交友，否则不会走到相亲这一步。
wā ，xiàngqīn ，tīng qǐlai hǎo yǒu niándàigǎn ，zhè shì shíjǐ èrshí nián qián de zuòfǎ le ba ？xiànzài chúfēi zhēnde hěnbù shàncháng jiāoyǒu ，fǒuzé bùhuì zǒudào xiāngqīn zhè yībù 。
Wow, family-arranged dates, it sounds like something from a bygone era. Isn't this way of doing things from over a decade or two decades ago? Now, unless you're really not very good at making friends, you wouldn't normally have to go on arranged dates.
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遇到像老Q样擅长刁难揩油的，就不好好给你解释，让你把腿跑细，跑到心灰意冷，要么放弃办理，要么给他送礼；
yùdào xiàng lǎo Q yàng shàncháng diāonàn kāiyóu de ，jiù bù hǎohǎo gěi nǐ jiěshì ，ràng nǐ bǎ tuǐ pǎo xì ，pǎo dào xīnhuīyìlěng ，yàome fàngqì bànlǐ ，yàome gěi tā sònglǐ ；
such as meeting someone like Old Q, who wouldn't take time to explain things to you, who is good at making things difficult in order to take advantage of you. He lets you run your legs off, run until you are disappointed, until you either give up or give gifts to him;
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听说川妹子和川菜一样辣到骨子里，我最擅长以柔克刚，四川美女就交给我吧！
tīngshuō chuānmèizi hé Chuāncài yīyàng là dào gǔzilǐ ，wǒ zuì shàncháng yǐróukègāng ，Sìchuān měinǚ jiù jiāo gěi wǒ ba ！
I hear Sichuanese girls are spicy to their core, just like the food. I'm really quite skilled at conquering tough women with softness. You should leave the pretty Sichuanese girls to me!
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也是，料理从来就不是我妈擅长的事…
yě shì ，liàolǐ cónglái jiù bù shì wǒ mā shàncháng de shì …
That's probably true. Cooking was never my mum's strongpoint...
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可是术业有专攻，每个人擅长的领域不同，在公司里担任的职位自然就不一样，你是资深的技术员工，所以也不需要感到委屈呀。
kěshì shùyè yǒu zhuāngōng ，měi ge rén shàncháng de lǐngyù bù tóng ，zài gōngsī lǐ dānrèn de zhíwèi zìrán jiù bù yīyàng ，nǐ shì zīshēn de jìshù yuángōng ，suǒyǐ yě bù xūyào gǎndào wěiqu ya 。
However, there are specializations in the industry. Everyone is good at different fields. The positions held in the company are naturally different. You are a senior technical staff, you shouldn’t feel unjustified (wronged).
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在距今大约两千三百多年前，战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王，特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人，有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师，组了一支大乐队，之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎng qiān sān bǎi duō nián qián ，ZhànguóShídài Qíguó de yī Rèn guójūn QíXuānwáng ，tèbié xǐhuan tīng yòng yú chuīzòu chūlái de yuèqǔ 。QíXuānwáng tóngshí yě shì yī wèi àihào páichang de rén ，yǒu tiān tā mìnglìng shǒuxià tì tā gāoxīn pìnqǐng le sān bǎi wèi shàncháng chuīzòu yú de yuèshī ，zǔ le yī Zhī dà yuèduì ，zhīhòu gésānchàwǔ jiù ràng zhè sānbǎi wèi yuèshī jù zài yīkuàir hézòu gěi tā tīng 。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
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秦淮河一带是明朝末年最有名的红灯区，其中有八个著名的艺伎，外表美艳又都擅长诗词绘画，被称作“秦淮八艳”。
qínhuáihé yīdài shì Míngcháo mònián zuì yǒumíng de hóngdēngqū ，qízhōng yǒu bā gè zhùmíng yìjì ，wàibiǎo měiyàn yòu dōu shàncháng shīcí huìhuà ，bèi chēngzuò “qínhuáibāyàn ”。
The area surrounding Qing Hui river was the most famous red light district during the end of the Ming dynasty. There were eight famous courtesans. They were not only beatutiful, but talented musicians, poets and artists. They were known as "The eight beauties of Qin Huai"
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不是，我们同学之间互相测量跑一百公尺的速度，然后选出最快的前几名，再让擅长运动的同学帮我们排定棒次，就是出场跑的顺序。
bùshì ，wǒmen tóngxué zhījiān hùxiāng cèliáng pǎo yībǎi gōngchǐ de sùdù ，ránhòu xuǎn chū zuìkuài de qián jǐ míng ，zài ràng shàncháng yùndòng de tóngxué bāng wǒmen páidìng bàngcì ，jiùshì chūchǎng pǎo de shùnxù 。
No, we held 100 meter sprint trials among all our classmates, then we chose some of the fastest, then we got one of our classmates who is good at running long distance to pick the baton changes, which is the running order.
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那有时候一些客户他表面上看上去不是那么擅长交流，但是他一旦觉得跟你有了亲近感，那么他很多的交流的屏障就会被打破。所以我感觉呢，你最好去了解一下你要面对的这个客户的背景。
nà yǒushíhou yīxiē kèhù tā biǎomiàn shàng kàn shangqu bùshì nàme shàncháng jiāoliú ，dànshì tā yīdàn juéde gēn nǐ yǒu le qīnjìngǎn ，nàme tā hěn duō de jiāoliú de píngzhàng jiù huì bèi dǎpò 。suǒyǐ wǒ gǎnjué ne ，nǐ zuì hǎo qù liǎojiě yīxià nǐ yào miànduì de zhè ge kèhù de bèijǐng 。
Sometimes a customer doesn't appear to be such a good communicator, but once he has the feeling of being close to you, then his defenses will be let down. So I think, you need to understand your relationship to a customer's background.
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纳豆的上旋球也无人能比。虽然老费擅长单手反手击球，但是单反最怕这种跳得很高的球，很难处理。
Nàdòu de shàngxuánqiú yě wúrén néng bǐ 。suīrán Lǎofèi shàncháng dānshǒu fǎnshǒu jīqiú ，dànshì dānfǎn zuì pà zhèzhǒng tiào de hěn gāo de qiú ，hěn nán chǔlǐ 。
But nobody can match Nadal's topspin. Although Federer hits an excellent one-handed backhand, high-bouncing shots like Nadal's are the most difficult for him to handle with that shot.
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