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善于 (shàn yú): Be good at (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

善 • shàn • good, virtuous, kind, benevolent
shàn善

good, virtuous, kind, benevolent

于 • yú • in, at, on; used to indicate time, place, or object
yú于

in, at, on; used to indicate time, place, or object

Word Info

Pinyinshàn yú
Meaningbe good at; be adept in
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 善于.

  • 悲观bēi guānpessimistic
  • 编辑biān jíedit; compile
  • 不要紧bú yào jǐnnot important; not serious It doesn't matter; never mind
  • 电台diàn táitransceiver; radio station
  • 地位dì wèiposition; standing; status
  • 传统chuán tǒngtradition; custom
  • 操心cāo xīnto worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over
  • 成立chéng lìfound; to establish; set up
  • 长途cháng túlong-distance
  • 车库chē kùgarage
  • 出版chū bǎnpublish; come off the press
  • 必然bì ráninevitable; certain; necessarily
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 善于.

Words with 善
  • 善良shàn liánggood and honest; kindhearted
  • 完善wán shànperfect; to improve and perfect
  • 改善gǎi shànto improve
  • 妥善
tuǒ shàn
appropriate; proper; well arranged
  • 慈善cí shànphilanthropy
  • 友善yǒu shànFriendly / amicable
  • 善意shàn yìGoodwill / good intentions
  • 不善bù shànnot good at; bad
  • Words with 于
    • 关于guān yúabout
    • 终于zhōng yúat last
    • 于是yú shìas a result
    • 低于dī yúto be lower than
    • 对于duì yúabout; with regard to
    • 用于yòng yúto use in; to use on; to use for
    • 由于yóu yúdue to
    • 高于gāo yúgreater than
    4.

    How to Use 善于 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    shàn善
    yú于
    fā发
    xiàn现
    neutral
    be good at discovering
    shàn善
    yú于
    biǎo表
    dá达
    neutral
    be good at expressing
    shàn善
    yú于
    xué学
    xí习
    neutral
    be good at learning
    Adverb + Verbwith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    shàn善
    yú于
    5.

    Example Sentences with 善于

    tā他
    shàn善
    yú于
    huà画
    huà画
    。
    neutral
    very good at
    He is good at drawing.
    tā他
    shàn善
    yú于
    yǔ与
    rén人
    gōu沟
    tōng通
    ,
    suǒ所
    yǐ以
    péng朋
    you友
    hěn很
    duō多
    。
    He is good at communicating with people, so he has many friends.
    tā他
    shàn善
    yú于
    jiāng将
    fù复
    zá杂
    de的
    gài概
    niàn念
    zhuǎn转
    huà化
    wéi为
    tōng通
    sú俗
    yì易
    dǒng懂
    de的
    yǔ语
    yán言
    。
    He is adept at transforming complex concepts into easily understandable language.
    tā她
    shàn善
    yú于
    yǔ与
    rén人
    gōu沟
    tōng通
    ,
    suǒ所
    yǐ以
    péng朋
    you友
    hěn很
    duō多
    。
    She is good at communicating with people, so she has many friends.
    zhè这
    wèi位
    lǎo老
    shī师
    shàn善
    yú于
    jī激
    fā发
    xué学
    shēng生
    de的
    xué学
    xí习
    xìng兴
    qù趣
    。
    This teacher is good at stimulating students' interest in learning.