专营

專營
zhuānyíng
verb #41,965

Meanings

  1. 1 to specialize in (a product or service)
  2. 2 to operate exclusively
  3. 3 monopoly business

Examples

Zhè jiā diàn zhuānyíng jìnkǒu hóngjiǔ.
This shop specializes in imported red wine.
Yāncǎo hángyè shíxíng guójiā zhuānyíng.
The tobacco industry operates under a state monopoly.

Tips

usage
Two shades of meaning: a shop 'specializing in' something (professional focus), and a state-granted exclusive right (国家专营 = state monopoly). Salt and tobacco have been 专营 products in China for centuries.

Stroke Order

zhuān
yíng