性 xìng nature

故部件结构

性 = 忄 heart + 生 life

• 忄 heart
• 生 life
  • ㇒ falling stroke
  • 龶 plant

用用法

• Nature/gender, and a productive suffix making abstract nouns/adjectives. 性格 (xìnggé) personality, 性别 (xìngbié) gender.
• As a suffix = "-ness / -ability": 可能性 (kěnéngxìng) possibility, 重要性 (zhòngyàoxìng) importance, 弹性 (tánxìng) flexibility.
• 一次性 (yícìxìng) = single-use/disposable: 一次性筷子 (yícìxìng kuàizi) disposable chopsticks.

词含“性”的词语

• 性格xìnggénatureHSK 4
• 性别xìngbiégenderHSK 4
• 女性nǚxìngwomanHSK 4
• 男性nánxìngthe male sexHSK 4
• 一次性yícìxìngone-off (offer)HSK 5
• 个性gèxìngindividualityHSK 5
• 性质xìngzhìnatureHSK 5
• 弹性tánxìngflexibilityHSK 6
• 性价比xìngjiàbǐcost-performance ratioHSK 6
• 性能xìngnéngfunctionHSK 6
• 特性tèxìngpropertyHSK 6
• 理性lǐxìngreasonHSK 6
• 中性zhōngxìngneutralHSK 7
• 人性rénxìnghuman natureHSK 7
• 任性rènxìngwillfulHSK 7
• 共性gòngxìngoverall characterHSK 7
• 天性tiānxìngnatureHSK 7
• 急性jíxìngacuteHSK 7
• 性命xìngmìnglifeHSK 7
• 性情xìngqíngnatureHSK 7
• 性感xìnggǎnsex appealHSK 7
• 惯性guànxìnginertiaHSK 7
• 感性gǎnxìngperceptionHSK 7
• 慢性mànxìngslow and patientHSK 7
• 本性běnxìngnatural instinctsHSK 7
• 记性jìxingmemory (ability to retain information)HSK 7
• 阳性yángxìngpositiveHSK 7
• 阴性yīnxìngnegativeHSK 7
• 属性shǔxìngattributeHSK 8
• 异性yìxìngthe opposite sexHSK 8
• 恶性èxìngmalignantHSK 8
• 显性xiǎnxìngvisibleHSK 9
• 索性suǒxìngyou might as well (do it)HSK 9
• 良性liángxìngpositive (in its effect)HSK 9
• 隐性yǐnxìnghiddenHSK 9
• 雄性xióngxìngmaleHSK 9
• 雌性cíxìngfemaleHSK 9
• 韧性rènxìngtoughnessHSK 9

句例句

• 这只小猫的性别是什么？ Zhè zhī xiǎomāo de xìngbié shì shénme?What's the kitten's gender?
• 喜欢玩游戏是孩子的天性。 Xǐhuan wánr yóuxì shì háizi de tiānxìng.A fondness for playing games is in the nature of children.
• 动物都有保护子女的天性。 Dòngwù dōu yǒu bǎohù zǐnǚ de tiānxìng.It's in animals' nature to protect their young.
• 他的性格很叛逆。 Tā de xìnggé hěn pànnì.He's very rebellious.