---
title: "Zhuanlan Meaning: 专栏 (zhuānlán) Means “column”"
description: "专栏 (traditional 專欄, zhuānlán) means “column (in a newspaper or website)”. Hear its tones, see what 专 and 栏 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanlan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 专栏 mean?

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专栏 zhuānlán

## column (in a newspaper or website)

## Its characters

1. 专 zhuān special
2. 栏 lán column (in print)

## In a sentence

他每周在报纸上写一篇专栏。 He writes a column for the newspaper every week.

1932年，报纸上一个专门刊登奇闻怪事的漫画**专栏**《信不信由你》说得更加肯定：长城是人类最伟大的工程，也是唯一能从月球上用肉眼看到

From [在太空能看见长城吗？ · Can you see the Great Wall of China from space?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/can-you-see-the-great-wall-of-china-from-space#library-word-238-240)

[More about 专栏](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%93%E6%A0%8F)

## More words with 专 or 栏

- [栏杆 lángān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/langan)
- [栏目 lánmù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lanmu)
- [专辑 zhuānjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanji)
- [专家 zhuānjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanjia)
- [专科 zhuānkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanke)
- [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)
- [专项 zhuānxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanxiang)

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