擅 [－]

Jyutping sin6
Pinyin shàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. without authority
  2. to usurp
  3. to arrogate to oneself
  4. to monopolize
  5. expert in
  6. to be good at
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. without authority/to usurp/to arrogate to oneself/to monopolize/expert in/to be good at/unathorized
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    叻​、​精​於​某樣​嘢
    good at; proficient in; excel in
    • 擅長 跳舞
      擅长 跳舞
      sin6 coeng4 tiu3 mou5
      good at dancing
    • 擅於 畫畫
      擅于 画画
      sin6 jyu1 waak6 waa2
      excel in painting
  2. 語素
    無視​其他人​、​或者​未​得到​批准​，​跟​自己​嘅​意思​做​嘢
    to do things without permission or approval, following one's own will
    • 擅離職守
      擅离职守
      sin6 lei4 zik1 sau2
      to go absent without leave; AWOL; to leave one's post without permission
    • 擅自
      擅自
      sin6 zi6
      without permission
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to do on one's own initiative; to do according to one's wishes
  2. character
    to hold all in one's hands; to monopolize
  3. character
    to be good at
  4. character
    to own; to possess
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. monopolize
  2. claim
  3. arbitrarily
  4. to dare
  5. Cangjie Input
    QYWM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #773
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他不擅长开车。
    他不擅長開車。
    tā bù shàn cháng kāi chē 。
    • He is bad at driving.
    • He is not a good driver.
  2. Mandarin
    他擅长骑马。
    他擅長騎馬。
    tā shàn cháng qí mǎ 。
    • He is good at riding a horse.
  3. Mandarin
    他擅长应付小孩子。
    他擅長應付小孩子。
    tā shàn cháng yìng fu xiǎo hái zi 。
    • He is good at dealing with children.
  4. Mandarin
    但是他不擅于阅读英文。
    但是他不擅於閱讀英文。
    dàn shì tā bù shàn yú yuè dú yīng wén 。
    • But he is bad at reading English.
  5. Mandarin
    他擅长足球。
    他擅長足球。
    tā shàn cháng zú qiú 。
    • He is good at football.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢不擅交际。
    佢不擅交際。
    keoi5 bat1 sin6 gaau1 zai3.
    • He is not good at socializing.
  2. Cantonese
    擅闯民居
    擅闖民居
    sin6 cong2 man4 geoi1
    • to trespass into someone's home
  3. Cantonese
    擅作主张
    擅作主張
    sin6 zok3 zyu2 zoeng1
    • to make a decision without approval or agreement
  4. Cantonese
    佢擅于与人沟通。
    佢擅於與人溝通。
    keoi5 sin6 jyu1 jyu5 jan4 kau1 tung1.
    • He is good at communicating with people.
  5. Cantonese
    擅长
    擅長
    sin6 coeng4
    • to excel at; to be good at;