专程 (zhuānchéng) · specially

专程 (zhuānchéng) means “specially; on a special trip”. It is written with 2 characters: 专 (concentrated) + 程 (process). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 专程 is built

The characters

专 zhuān · concentrated

What 专 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke

程 chéng · process

What 程 is made of

禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
呈chéng — to petition
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 王wáng — king
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 土tǔ — earth

Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 呈 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他专程来北京看我。Tā zhuānchéng lái běijīng kàn wǒ.He came to Beijing specially to see me.

我们专程去那里买茶叶。Wǒmen zhuānchéng qù nàlǐ mǎi cháyè.We made a special trip there to buy tea.

Questions about 专程

What does 专程 mean?

专程 (zhuānchéng) means “specially; on a special trip”.

How do you pronounce 专程?

专程 is pronounced zhuānchéng.

Which HSK level is 专程?

专程 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 243: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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