专业 zhuān yè
“specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university)”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 專業Measure word 门 · 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
专业 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1969: 专业 zhuānyè — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名、形). PDF page 129
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 专业
专业 is a noun meaning your major or main field of study at university, and more generally a specialty. At HSK 4 it is most often used in questions and statements about what someone studies: 你的专业是什么？/ 我的专业是中文; it usually appears in patterns like 我的专业是… or 学…专业, not as a verb. It can also be an adjective meaning “professional” (e.g., 她很专业).
例句Example sentences
- 我的专业是中文。wǒ de zhuān yè shì zhōng wén.My major is Chinese.
- 你在大学学什么专业？nǐ zài dà xué xué shén me zhuān yè?What major are you studying at university?
- 我哥哥的专业是经济，我的专业是历史。wǒ gē ge de zhuān yè shì jīng jì, wǒ de zhuān yè shì lì shǐ.My older brother's major is economics, and my major is history.