1 to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic)
2 special interview
3 special report based on such an interview
Idioms (7)
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
宠擅专房
chǒng shàn zhuān fáng
1 an especially favored concubine (idiom)
专心致志
zhuān xīn zhì zhì
1 with single-hearted devotion (idiom)
专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián
1 to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
2 to get all the glory
3 to rank highest
独断专行
dú duàn zhuān xíng
1 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
2 a law unto oneself
项庄舞剑
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn
1 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn] in 206 BC)
2 fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
项庄舞剑,意在沛公
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
1 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
2 an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
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