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特殊

tè shū

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

特殊 (tè shū) means "special, particular". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 特殊 means

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

The characters in 特殊

• 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished
• 殊shū(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bound form) different…

Example sentences

• 我们有特殊联系。
  We have a special connection.
• 这牛奶有特殊的气味。
  Zhè niúnǎi yǒu tèshū de qìwèi.
  This milk has a peculiar smell.
• 你有什幺特殊的天赋吗？
  Do you have any special talents?
• 汤姆只在特殊场合穿西装。
  Tom only wears a suit on special occasions.
• 让我们来学习一个特殊的例子。
  Ràng wǒmen lái xuéxí yī gè tèshū de lìzi.
  Let's study a specific example.
• 今年肯定是人类历史上特殊的一年。
  Jīnnián kěndìng shì rénlèi lìshǐshàng tèshū de yī nián.
  This year is definitely a special year in human history.

Words starting with 特殊

• 特殊教育tè shū jiào yùspecial education; special-needs education
• 特殊儿童tè shū ér tóngchild with special needs; gifted child
• 特殊护理tè shū hù lǐspecial care; intensive nursing
• 特殊关系tè shū guān xìspecial relation
• 特殊函数tè shū hán shùspecial functions (math.)

Where 特殊 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Special Traits & Characteristics (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tè shū correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.