特长生

特長生
tèchángshēng
noun #57,069

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 student with a special talent
  2. 2 talent-track student (sports/arts admission)

Examples

Tā shì gāngqín tèchángshēng, bèi míngxiào lùqǔ.
She is a piano talent student and was admitted to a top school.
Jīnnián tǐyù tèchángshēng zhāoshēng míng'é jiǎnshǎo.
The admission quota for sports talent students has been reduced this year.

Tips

culture
特长 (tècháng, 'special strength') ('student') refers to students admitted on talent quotas — typically sports, music, art, or science Olympiad winners. Reforms since 2018 have steadily phased out most of these tracks at primary/middle-school level.

Stroke Order

cháng
shēng