养性
yǎng xìng
Pinyin

Definition

养性
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yǎng xìng
  1. mental or spiritual cultivation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity
xìng
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 character
  3. 3 property
  4. 4 quality
  5. 5 attribute
  6. 6 sexuality
  7. 7 sex
  8. 8 gender
  9. 9 suffix forming adjective from verb
  10. 10 suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
  11. 11 essence
  12. 12 CL:個|个[gè]
xìng gǎn
  1. 1 sex appeal
  2. 2 eroticism
  3. 3 sexuality
  4. 4 sexy
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
gǎn xìng
  1. 1 perception
  2. 2 perceptual
  3. 3 sensibility
  4. 4 sensitive
  5. 5 emotional
  6. 6 sentimental
lǐ xìng
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 rationality
  3. 3 rational
nán xìng
  1. 1 the male sex
  2. 2 a male
yì xìng
  1. 1 the opposite sex
  2. 2 of the opposite sex
  3. 3 heterosexual
  4. 4 different in nature
xí guàn xìng
  1. 1 customary
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)
zhōng xìng
  1. 1 neutral
dài biǎo xìng
  1. 1 representativeness
  2. 2 representative
  3. 3 typical
Fó xìng
  1. 1 Buddha nature
gè xìng huà
  1. 1 to personalize
  2. 2 to customize
  3. 3 customization
xiān tiān xìng
  1. 1 congenital
  2. 2 intrinsic
  3. 3 innateness
quán guó xìng
  1. 1 national

Idioms (6)

修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
  1. 1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
  2. 2 good habits come by long assimilation
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊,简单的说“颜体“饱满,“柳体”精瘦哈,所以史上也有“颜筋柳骨”的说法,练习书法修身养性,也是一种艺术的熏陶,真不错!
shì a ,jiǎndān de shuō “yántǐ “bǎomǎn ,“Liǔtǐ ”jīngshòu hā ,suǒyǐ shǐ shàng yě yǒu “yánjīnliǔgǔ ”de shuōfa ,liànxí shūfǎ xiūshēnyǎngxìng ,yě shì yīzhǒng yìshù de xūntáo ,zhēn bù cuò !
Yeah, simply speaking the Yan style is fuller, while the Liu style is finer, so historically there has been the saying "Yan provides the muscle, while Liu provides the bones". Practicing calligraphy cultivates one's moral character and spirit, it's also an artistic training, it's great!