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吸湿性
xī shī xìng
Pinyin
Definition
吸湿性
-
xī shī xìng
absorbent
Character Decomposition
吸
口
㇎
丿
㇏
湿
氵
日
丷
一
性
忄
生
Related Words
(20)
人性
rén xìng
1
human nature
2
humanity
3
human
4
the totality of human attributes
任性
rèn xìng
1
willful
2
headstrong
3
unruly
个性
gè xìng
1
individuality
2
personality
吸
xī
1
to breathe
2
to suck in
3
to absorb
4
to inhale
吸引
xī yǐn
1
to attract (interest, investment etc)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
1
attractive force (such as gravitation)
2
sex appeal
3
attractiveness
吸收
xī shōu
1
to absorb
2
to assimilate
3
to ingest
4
to recruit
吸烟
xī yān
1
to smoke
吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
1
leech
2
bloodsucking vermin
3
vampire (translated European notion)
4
fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
呼吸
hū xī
1
to breathe
女性
nu:3 xìng
1
woman
2
the female sex
弹性
tán xìng
1
flexibility
2
elasticity
性
xìng
1
nature
2
character
3
property
4
quality
5
attribute
6
sexuality
7
sex
8
gender
9
suffix forming adjective from verb
10
suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
11
essence
12
CL:個|个[gè]
性感
xìng gǎn
1
sex appeal
2
eroticism
3
sexuality
4
sexy
性格
xìng gé
1
nature
2
disposition
3
temperament
4
character
5
CL:個|个[gè]
感性
gǎn xìng
1
perception
2
perceptual
3
sensibility
4
sensitive
5
emotional
6
sentimental
理性
lǐ xìng
1
reason
2
rationality
3
rational
男性
nán xìng
1
the male sex
2
a male
异性
yì xìng
1
the opposite sex
2
of the opposite sex
3
heterosexual
4
different in nature
习惯性
xí guàn xìng
1
customary
Idioms
(6)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
1
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
2
you can't change who you are
3
Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
1
(idiom) nurture makes second nature
2
good habits come by long assimilation
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
1
to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
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