异性 (異性)
yì xìng
Pinyin

Definition

异性 (異性)
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yì xìng
  1. the opposite sex
  2. of the opposite sex
  3. heterosexual
  4. different in nature

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人性
rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
女性
nǚ xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity

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

Sample Sentences

我还不了解你，每次见异性朋友都特随便，头也不洗，衣服也不换，随便蹬着一双夹脚拖就出门，别跟我扯那叫什么“随性”。
wǒ hái bù liǎojiě nǐ ，měicì jiàn yìxìng péngyou dōu tè suíbiàn ，tóu yě bù xǐ ，yīfu yě bù huàn ，suíbiàn dēng zhe yī shuāngjiājiǎotuō jiù chūmén ，bié gēn wǒ chě nà jiào shénme “suíxìng ”。
I still don't understand you. Every time you meet friends of the opposite sex you're always so careless about your appearance. You leave the house without washing your hair or changing into nice clothes and you wear a pair of flip flops. Don't come to me with your talk about your "casual look".
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应该是，对于一般年轻人而言，如果要找到适合的灵魂伴侣，在门当户对的异性中寻找，机会应该比较大。
yīnggāi shì ，duìyú yībān niánqīngrén éryán ，rúguǒ yào zhǎodào shìhé de línghún bànlǚ ，zài méndānghùduì de yìxìng zhōng xúnzhǎo ，jīhuì yīnggāi bǐjiào dà 。
I think so, for normal young people, if you want to find an appropriate life partner, you'll have more chances if you look for members of the opposite sex from the same socioeconomic bracket.
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从黑龙江到岭南，13个地区为中国贡献了75%以上的粮食产量。由于粮食生产和人口分布的差异性，必须通过“北粮南运”解决南方的粮食需求。
cóng Hēilóngjiāng dào Lǐngnán ， ge dìqū wèi Zhōngguó gòngxiàn le yǐshàng de liángshi chǎnliàng 。yóuyú liángshi shēngchǎn hé rénkǒu fēnbù de chāyìxìng ，bìxū tōngguò “běiliángnányùn ”jiějué nánfāng de liángshi xūqiú 。
From Heilongjiang to Lingnan, 13 regions contribute to more than 75% of China's grain production. Due to the differences in food production and population distribution, food demand in the South has to be solved through the “Northern Grain and South Transportation”.
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毕竟我们的传统观念里还是认为异性才能结婚。不过我还是希望我们的社会可以更宽容、更多元。
bìjìng wǒmende chuántǒng guānniàn lǐ háishì rènwéi yìxìng cáinéng jiéhūn 。bùguò wǒ háishì xīwàng wǒmende shèhuì kěyǐ gèng kuānróng 、gèng duōyuán 。
In the end, our traditional ideas still only consider heterosexual marriage to be mainstream. However, I still wish that our society could be more tolerant and diverse.
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节目里说，目前大概有2000万同性恋，有90%会选择跟异性结婚。因为父母逼婚等原因，大部分同性恋会结婚生子。嫁给同性恋，一生的幸福就被毁了。冷暴力，出轨，还有艾滋！
jiémù lǐ shuō ，mùqián dàgài yǒu liǎngqiānwàn tóngxìngliàn ，yǒu bǎifēnzhījiǔshí huì xuǎnzé gēn yìxìng jiéhūn 。yīnwèi fùmǔ bīhūn děng yuányīn ，dàbùfen tóngxìngliàn huì jiéhūn shēngzǐ 。jiàgěi tóngxìngliàn ，yīshēng de xìngfú jiù bèi huǐ le 。lěngbàolì ，chūguǐ ，háiyǒu àizī ！
In the program they said that now there are about 20 million homosexuals and that 90 percent of them choose to marry with the opposite sex. Because of reasons like their parents compelling them to get married, most homosexuals get married and have kids. Marrying a homosexual takes all the happiness out of life. Emotional neglect, infidelity and even AIDS!
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老婆，咱儿子已经十二岁了，你别总把他看成是个整天找妈妈的小孩。对于男孩子来说，这是青春期的开始。在这个阶段，男孩子对异性开始产生好感是很正常的。只要行为不过火，就随他吧。
lǎopó ，zán érzi yǐjīng shí\'èr suì le ，nǐ bié zǒng bǎ tā kànchéng shì ge zhěngtiān zhǎo māma de xiǎohái 。duìyú nánháizi láishuō ，zhè shì qīngchūn qī de kāishǐ 。zài zhè ge jiēduàn ，nánháizi duì yìxìng kāishǐ chǎnshēng hǎogǎn shì hěn zhèngcháng de 。zhǐyào xíngwéi bù guòhuǒ ，jiù suí tā ba 。
Honey, our son is already 12 years old. You shouldn't always treat him like some kind of momma's boy. For boys, this is when adolesence begins. During this time, boys starting to have feelings for the opposite sex is normal. As long as he doesn't take it too far, just let him be.
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网恋怎么了？那也是一种认识异性的方式。我们都快奔三了，有那么容易被骗吗？
wǎngliàn zěnmele ？nà yě shì yīzhǒng rènshi yìxìng de fāngshì 。wǒmen dōu kuài bēnsān le ，yǒu nàme róngyì bèi piàn ma ？
What's wrong with online dating? It's just another way of getting to know people of the opposite sex. We're pushing 30 already. Is it really that easy to get cheated?
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据我所知，虽然有个别的社会学家呼吁同性婚姻合法化，也引起了广泛关注，但中国在这方面的法律仍是一片空白。还有报道说，中国的同性恋者有百分之八十以上会迫于社会压力和异性结婚。
jùwǒsuǒzhī ，suīrán yǒu gèbié de shèhuìxuéjiā hūyù tóngxìng hūnyīn héfǎhuà ，yě yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn guānzhù ，dàn Zhōngguó zài zhèfāngmiàn de fǎlǜ réng shì yīpiàn kòngbái 。hái yǒu bàodào shuō ，Zhōngguó de tóngxìngliànzhě yǒu bǎifēnzhī bāshí yǐshàng huì pòyú shèhuìyālì hé yìxìng jiéhūn 。
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