HSK Words: 擅长 (shàn cháng) VS 善于 (shàn yú)

Friday, November 10, 2023

Today, we will learn the HSK Words: 擅长 (shàn cháng) VS 善于 (shàn yú), discuss and share a word that we are all familiar with---擅长 (shàn cháng) and 善于 (shàn yú). Let's study together! 

擅长 (shàn cháng) is generally only used for a certain skill, which can be followed by verbs or verb phrases, or nouns or noun phrases.

Examples:

  1. I am good at dancing.
    我擅长跳舞。
     wǒ shàn cháng tiào wǔ 。
  2. He is a painter and is good at painting landscapes.
    他是画家,擅长画山水。
     tā shì huà jiā , shàn cháng huà shān shuǐ 。
  3. He speaks English very well and is very good at pronunciation.
    他的英语说得很好,发音非常擅长。
     tā de yīng yǔ shuō de hěn hǎo , fā yīn fēi cháng shàn cháng 。

善于 (shàn yú) often refers to a specialty that can be used for a skill or action, and generally cannot be followed directly by nouns or noun phrases.

Examples:

  1. I am good at simplifying complex problems.
    我善于将复杂的问题简化。
     wǒ shàn yú jiāng fù zá de wèn tí jiǎn huà 。
  2. The teacher is good at giving lectures in a lively and interesting way.
    这位老师善于用生动有趣的方式讲课。
    zhè wèi lǎo shī shàn yú yòng shēng dòng yǒu qù de fāng shì jiǎng kè 。
  3. Xiao Zhang is good at coordination and compromise.
    小张善于协调和妥协。
    xiǎo zhāng shàn yú xié tiáo hé tuǒ xié 。

Quiz:Please consider whether to use “擅长”(shàn cháng)and “善于”(shàn yú) in  following sentences.

  1. 他___于解决问题,___调各方利益。
    tā ___ yú jiě jué wèn tí ,___ diào gè fāng lì yì 。
  2. 他___钢琴,同时他也___指导。
    tā ___ gāng qín , tóng shí tā yě ___ zhǐ dǎo 。
  3. 他___绘画,也___书法。
    tā ___ huì huà , yě ___ shū fǎ 。

Answer:

  1. 擅长(shàn cháng) 善于(shàn yú
  2. 擅长(shàn cháng)善于(shàn yú
  3. 擅长(shàn cháng

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