How to say “be for exclusive use” in Chinese

专用
zhuānyòng

be for exclusive use

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Errands and services”

“Be for exclusive use” in Chinese is 专用, zhuān yòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

专用 is read zhuān yòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhuān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
yòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

专
zhuān — special, specialized

It hints at the sound of 转 zhuǎn and 传 chuán.

用
yòng — use

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “专用”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 专用. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这是员工专用电梯,顾客请走那边。zhèshìyuángōngzhuānyòngdiàntī,gùkèqǐngzǒunàbiānThis elevator is for staff only, customers please use the one over there.

More words from the lesson “Keep, issue, return”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “be for exclusive use” in Chinese?

“Be for exclusive use” in Chinese is 专用, pinyin zhuānyòng.

What does 专用 mean?

专用 (zhuānyòng) means “be for exclusive use”.

How do you write 专用?

专用 is 2 characters: 专 (zhuān) — special, specialized; 用 (yòng) — use. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 专用?

专用 is read zhuānyòng. Tones: zhuān — first tone, yòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“be for exclusive use” in the lesson “Keep, issue, return”

This word is from the topic “Errands and services” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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