阳性 yángxìng positive
positive; masculine
How to remember 阳性: 阳 sunshine + 性 nature = positive.
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How it is used
- A positive test result - 核酸检测呈阳性 (hésuān jiǎncè chéng yángxìng) the PCR test came back positive.
- Medical/lab term; opposite of 阴性 (negative). Note: positive here means 'detected', often bad news - 结果是阴性 (jiéguǒ shì yīnxìng) the result is negative.
- Also the grammatical 'masculine' gender in languages that mark it.