特工 tè gōng secret service / special service / secret service agent / special agent syn 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 特辑 特輯 tè jí special collection / special issue / album syn 专访 專訪 zhuān fǎng to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) / special interview / special report based on such an interview 专员 專員 zhuān yuán assistant director / commissioner syn 特务 特務 tè wu special assignment (military) / special agent / operative / spy syn 特效 tè xiào specially good effect / special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects syn 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 特使 tè shǐ special envoy / special ambassador 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 县长 縣長 xiàn zhǎng county's head commissioner 特殊教育 tè shū jiào yù special education / special-needs education 特别行政区 特別行政區 tè bié xíng zhèng qū special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia 林则徐 林則徐 lín zé xú Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 处理 處理 chǔ lǐ to handle / to deal with / to punish / to treat sth by a special process / to process / to sell at reduced prices syn 特 té special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very syn 特 tè special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex syn 特殊 tè shū special / particular / unusual / extraordinary syn 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 特定 tè dìng special / specific / designated / particular syn 米歇尔 米歇爾 mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009 特警 tè jǐng SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) / riot police / abbr. for 特種警察|特种警察[te4 zhong3 jing3 cha2] 香港 xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 港[Gang3]) 特技 tè jì special effect / stunt 专用 專用 zhuān yòng special / dedicated 特区 特區 tè qū special administrative region / abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区 专栏 專欄 zhuān lán special column syn 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 特种部队 特種部隊 tè zhǒng bù duì (military) special forces 特质 特質 tè zhì characteristic / special quality 特地 tè dì specially / for a special purpose syn 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 特赦 tè shè to grant a special pardon syn 平淡 píng dàn flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special syn 特价 特價 tè jià special price 偏好 piān hào to have a special liking (for sth) syn 澳门 澳門 ào mén Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 澳[Ao4]) 专职 專職 zhuān zhí special duty / assigned full time to a task syn 热点 熱點 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest syn 较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn 特例 tè lì special case / isolated example 特种 特種 tè zhǒng particular kind / special type syn 特种兵 特種兵 tè zhǒng bīng commando / special forces soldier 号外 號外 hào wài (newspaper) extra / special number (of a periodical) 特约 特約 tè yuē specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task syn 特邀 tè yāo special invitation syn 个案 個案 gè àn individual case / special case 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 专车 專車 zhuān chē special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app 专场 專場 zhuān chǎng special performance 专案组 專案組 zhuān àn zǔ special investigation team (legal or judicial) 专列 專列 zhuān liè special train / abbr. for 專門列車|专门列车[zhuan1 men2 lie4 che1] syn 特产 特產 tè chǎn special local product / (regional) specialty 献礼 獻禮 xiàn lǐ to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion) / to dedicate / an offering / a tribute 特刊 tè kān special edition (of magazine) syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 特等 tè děng special grade / top quality syn 别动队 別動隊 bié dòng duì special detachment / commando / an armed secret agent squad 专项 專項 zhuān xiàng special / dedicated 镀金 鍍金 dù jīn to gold-plate / to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special syn 专递 專遞 zhuān dì to make a special delivery / to courier 外挂 外掛 wài guà attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game 飞虎队 飛虎隊 fēi hǔ duì Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit 经济特区 經濟特區 jīng jì tè qū special economic zone 其貌不扬 其貌不揚 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing syn 小灶 xiǎo zào mess hall for high-ranking cadres / (fig.) special treatment / cf. 大灶[da4 zao4] 特需 tè xū special need / particular requirement syn 高雄 gāo xióng Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan 别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other... / to have a special ... 别样 別樣 bié yàng different kind of / another sort of / special / unusual syn 专款 專款 zhuān kuǎn special fund / money allocated for a particular purpose 情商 qíng shāng emotional intelligence / emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) (abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2xu4 shang1shu4]) / (Tw) to ask a special favor of (sb) syn 春节联欢晚会 春節聯歡晚會 chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì CCTV New Year's Gala, Chinese New Year special / abbr. to 春晚[Chun1 Wan3] 专题片 專題片 zhuān tí piàn special report (shown on TV etc) 特别报道 特別報道 tè bié bào dào special report 认养 認養 rèn yǎng to sponsor / to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support) / to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own) 特首 tè shǒu chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao) / abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官 syn 恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler / Emperor's generosity towards a favorite 坐月子 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" syn 开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 济州岛 濟州島 jì zhōu dǎo Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site 特护 特護 tè hù special nursing / intensive care / abbr. for 特殊護理|特殊护理[te4 shu1 hu4 li3] 特奥会 特奧會 tè ào huì Special Olympics 纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 加意 jiā yì paying special care / with particular attention syn 普普通通 pǔ pǔ tōng tōng ordinary / mediocre / nothing special syn 济州 濟州 jì zhōu Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site 情有独钟 情有獨鐘 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a special fondness (for sth) syn 梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) syn 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely syn 久负盛名 久負盛名 jiǔ fù shèng míng seasoned / honed to perfection over centuries / special reserve syn 埃尔金 埃爾金 āi ěr jīn James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圓明園|圆明园 in 1860 / Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810 特快车 特快車 tè kuài chē special express 开小灶 開小灶 kāi xiǎo zào to give preferential treatment / to give special attention 一无所长 一無所長 yī wú suǒ cháng not having any special skill / without any qualifications syn 特赦令 tè shè lìng decree to grant a special pardon 