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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

善于 [shànyú]
  1. 1. verb be good at
    善于绘画
    be good at painting

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

善于 [shànyú]
  1. 1. be good at; be adept in
    善于交际
    be good at socializing

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

善于 [shànyú]
  1. 1. 在某一方面有特长;长于
    善于学习
    善于思考。
  2. 2. 参见"擅长"的提示。

Examples

她演戏善于表情。
Her acting is very expressive.
善于察言观色,理会经理的心思。
She is good at watching the manager's every mood and guessing his thoughts.
作者很善于描写大的场面。
The author is adept in depicting grand scenes.
善于辞令
be gifted with a silver tongue
他这人善于看风使舵,所以官运亨通。
He was good at trimming his sails, so he had had a successful career as an official.
他是一位善于审时度势、多谋善断的经理人员。
He is a resourceful and resolute manager who can make a correct assessment of the situation.
善于识别干部
know how to judge cadres
善于识别人和使用人
know how to judge men and use men
善于驯虎
good at taming tigers

Word Decomposition


[shàn]
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[yú]

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