Special in Chinese
special · HSK 5
特殊
- 特 special
- 殊 different
今天对我来说是一个特殊的日子。 Today is a special day for me.
Other ways to say special
More words with 特 or 殊
How do you say special in Chinese?
Special in Chinese is 特殊 (tè shū). You can also say 特 (tè), 特别 (tè bié), 专门 (zhuān mén), 特色 (tè sè).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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