专程 zhuānchéng specifically
specifically; specially (for that purpose)
How to remember 专程: 专 concentrated + 程 process = specifically.
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How it is used
- To make a special trip for one purpose - 我专程赶来看你 (wǒ zhuānchéng gǎnlái kàn nǐ) I came all this way specially to see you.
- Adverb before the verb; emphasizes the journey was undertaken solely for that reason, often as a courtesy.
- Contrast 顺便 (shùnbiàn, on the way / while you're at it) - 专程 is the deliberate opposite.