# 一技之长 (yījìzhīcháng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一技之长 (yījìzhīcháng) means “a useful skill; specialty”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: a useful skill; specialty
- Pinyin: yījìzhīcháng (yi1 ji4 zhi1 chang2)
- Traditional: 一技之長
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 年轻人应该掌握一技之长。
  Niánqīngrén yīnggāi zhǎngwò yījìzhīcháng.
  Young people should master at least one specialized skill.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- 技 (jì): skill
- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [长](https://hanziro.com/word/chang-long/) (cháng): long

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-ji-zhi-chang-useful-skill/

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