HSK 6 · Transport

专程 zhuānchéng “specially (making a special trip)” in Chinese

Traditional 專程

What 专程 means

  1. specially (making a special trip)
  2. on a special trip
  3. specifically
  4. specially (for that purpose)

How to say 专程

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale专zhuān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale程chéng2nd tone, rising

专程 in a sentence

  1. 他专程从北京来看我。

    Tā zhuānchéng cóng Běijīng lái kàn wǒ.

    He came all the way from Beijing just to see me.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我们专程去那家店吃饺子。

    Wǒmen zhuānchéng qù nà jiā diàn chī jiǎozi.

    We made a special trip to that shop to eat dumplings.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 专程 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 专 (zhuān) drawn as one shape
专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion

专 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 程 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
程chéngrule
  • 禾grain · héMeaning part
  • 呈to petition · chéngSound part

禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 呈 (chéng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chéng.

How to write 专程

专 4 strokes · 程 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 专程

Words with 专

专业zhuānyè · major (at university)专门zhuānmén · specially专心zhuānxīn · to concentrate专家zhuānjiā · expert专题zhuāntí · special topic专长zhuāncháng · speciality专利zhuānlì · patent

Words with 程

过程guòchéng · course of events课程kèchéng · course日程rìchéng · schedule程序chéngxù · procedures程度chéngdù · degree工程师gōngchéngshī · engineer章程zhāngchéng · regulations启程qǐchéng · to set out (on a journey)里程碑lǐchéngbēi · milestone

More words: Everyday Things

书shū · book钱qián · money名字míngzi · name引擎yǐnqíng · engine滞留zhìliú · to be stranded终点zhōngdiǎn · finish line舟zhōu · boat装卸zhuāngxiè · to load and unload

FAQs

专程 (zhuānchéng) means “specially (making a special trip)” or “on a special trip”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhuānchéng: zhuān with a 1st tone, then chéng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 专程 is written 專程. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuancheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 专程 from the suggestions. Typing zhuancheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
专程 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.