HSK 5 · Adjectives

特殊 tèshū “special” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 特殊 means

  1. special
  2. particular
  3. unusual
  4. extraordinary

How to say 特殊

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale特tè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale殊shū1st tone, high and level

特殊 in a sentence

  1. 你有什么特殊的天赋吗？

    Nǐ yǒu shénme tèshū de tiānfù ma?

    Do you have any special talents?

    Sentence #13880619 from Tatoeba

  2. 这牛奶有特殊的气味。

    Zhè niúnǎi yǒu tèshū de qìwèi.

    This milk has an odd smell.

    Sentence #340643 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你会需要一个特殊的工具来做这件事。

    Nǐ huì xūyào yí ge tèshū de gōngjù lái zuò zhè jiàn shì.

    You’ll need a special tool to do this.

    Sentence #1314166 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 特殊 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 特 (tè) with each of its parts in a different colour
特tèspecial
  • 牛cow · niúMeaning part
  • 寺court · sìSound part

牛 hints at the meaning (cow); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tè.

The character 殊 (shū) with each of its parts in a different colour
殊shūto kill; to behead; to sever
  • 歹death · dǎiMeaning part
  • 朱cinnabar · zhūSound part

歹 hints at the meaning (death); 朱 (zhū) hints at the sound. Compare it with shū.

How to write 特殊

特 10 strokes · 殊 10 strokes

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特殊 (tèshū) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 特殊 (tèshū). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 特殊

Words with 特

特别tèbié · special特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)独特dútè · unique模特mótè · (fashion) model特色tèsè · distinctive feature特征tèzhēng · characteristic特定tèdìng · specific特长tècháng · strength特意tèyì · specially

Words with 殊

悬殊xuánshū · very different

More words: Adjectives

丝毫sīháo · the slightest amount or degree私人sīrén · private坦率tǎnshuài · frank烫tàng · very hot天真tiānzhēn · naive透明tòumíng · transparent突出tūchū · prominent歪wāi · askew

FAQs

特殊 (tèshū) means “special” or “particular”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tèshū: tè with a 4th tone, then shū with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 特殊 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type teshu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 特殊 from the suggestions. Typing teshu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
特殊 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.