---
title: "Zhuanji Meaning: 专辑 (album) or 传记 (biography)?"
description: "专辑 (traditional 專輯, zhuānjí) means “album (music)”. Not the zhuanji you heard? See 传记, 转机. Hear its tones, see what 专 and 辑 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 专辑 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

专辑 zhuānjí

## album (music)

## It can also mean

- special issue; collection

## Its characters

1. 专 zhuān special
2. 辑 jí part

## In a sentence

汤姆买了新专辑。 Tom bought the new album.

[More about 专辑](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%93%E8%BE%91)

## Other words said zhuanji

- [传记zhuànjìbiography](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%A0%E8%AE%B0)
- [转机zhuǎnjīturn for the better](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BD%AC%E6%9C%BA)

## More words with 专 or 辑

- [编辑 biānjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianji)
- [剪辑 jiǎnjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianji)
- [逻辑 luóji](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luoji)
- [专家 zhuānjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanjia)
- [专科 zhuānkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanke)
- [专栏 zhuānlán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanlan)
- [专利 zhuānlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanli)
- [专门 zhuānmén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanmen)
- [专人 zhuānrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanren)
- [专题 zhuāntí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanti)

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