专精

專精

zhuānjīng

verb

Meanings

1 to specialize in (with refinement)
2 to focus deeply on
3 specialized and refined

Characters

specialized / focused

Examples

他多年专精于古籍修复。

Tā duō nián zhuānjīng yú gǔjí xiūfù.

He has specialized in ancient-book restoration for many years.

国家鼓励发展'专精特新'中小企业。

Guójiā gǔlì fāzhǎn 'zhuān jīng tè xīn' zhōngxiǎo qǐyè.

The state encourages the development of 'specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative' SMEs.

Tips

culture

专精特新 (zhuān jīng tè xīn) — specialized, refined, distinctive, innovative — is a flagship industrial-policy slogan from China's MIIT designating 'Little Giant' SMEs (小巨人企业, xiǎo jùrén qǐyè) seen as critical for breaking foreign tech bottlenecks. Watch for it in tech and industrial-policy news.

Stroke Order

专 zhuān

精 jīng