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The Chinese word shanyu - 善于 - shànyú
(to be good at in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shànyú
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English translations
to be good at,
to be adept in
Chinese characters:
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善于 ( shanyu / shànyú ) in traditional characters
善於
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 善于 ( shanyu / shànyú ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta shanyu jiao pengyou.
Tā shànyú jiāo péngyou.– English translation: He is good at making friends.
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good | in
善于 ( shanyu / shànyú ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 720)
善于 ( shanyu / shànyú ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 720)
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