专门为……设计
Reach for 专门为……设计 when you want to say something was custom-built or purpose-designed for a specific group, situation, or need. 'Specifically designed for beginners.' 'Custom-built for kids.' This is the marketing-and-product-description workhorse — you'll see it constantly on packaging, app store listings, and news copy about new products. It promises that the design wasn't generic, it was aimed.
Structure
[PRODUCT/THING] 是专门为 [TARGET AUDIENCE / PURPOSE] 设计的
zhuānmén wèi... shèjì
How to Think About It
Three pieces working together: 专门 = exclusively/specially, 为 = for the benefit of, 设计 = designed. 专门 is the key word — it promises this wasn't a general-purpose thing repurposed, it was built FROM SCRATCH for the target. The 为 (fourth tone, 'for the sake of') points to who or what it serves. Drop 专门 and you just have 'designed for X' which loses the 'purpose-built' punch.
Examples
这款APP是专门为外国人学中文设计的。
Zhè kuǎn APP shì zhuānmén wèi wàiguó rén xué Zhōngwén shèjì de.
This app is specifically designed for foreigners learning Chinese.
这套课程专门为零基础学员设计。
Zhè tào kèchéng zhuānmén wèi líng jīchǔ xuéyuán shèjì.
This course is specifically designed for absolute beginners.
这把椅子是专门为长时间办公设计的。
Zhè bǎ yǐzi shì zhuānmén wèi cháng shíjiān bàngōng shèjì de.
This chair is purpose-built for long hours of desk work.
Common Mistake
Learners confuse 为 (wèi, fourth tone — 'for the sake of') with 为 (wéi, second tone — 'to be'), and they sometimes write 给 instead. In this pattern, 为 must be fourth tone and means 'for.'
这款手机是专门给老人设计的。
这款手机是专门为老人设计的。
Don't Confuse With
针对……设计
针对 means 'targeted at' / 'aimed at' a problem or audience. Use when emphasizing the problem being solved ('针对儿童近视设计' — designed to address childhood myopia). 专门为 emphasizes who benefits.
为……而……
Same 为 + purpose, but 为...而... is more literary and pairs with a verb of effort or pursuit ('为梦想而奋斗' — strive for one's dream). 专门为...设计 is a fixed product-design phrase.
给……用的
Casual / spoken: 'This is for kids to use' (给孩子用的). Plain and conversational; 专门为...设计的 is formal product language.
Practice
这本书是 ___ 为初学者设计的。
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专门
这双鞋专门 ___ 跑步爱好者设计。
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为
Put in order: [设计 / 这款 / 是 / 专门 / 老人 / 为 / 手机 / 的]
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这款手机是专门为老人设计的。
Translate to Chinese: 'This program is specifically designed for working parents.'
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这个项目是专门为在职父母设计的。
Describe a product or service designed for a specific audience using 专门为……设计.
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Example answer: 这家健身房是专门为女性设计的。 (This gym is specifically designed for women.)
Hear It in Real Episodes
This pattern appears in 1 Fluentide episode: