性
xìng
Pinyin

Definition

性
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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]

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

他的脑子也不小，但他的记性却不很精明，他的思想也不很细密。
tā de nǎozi yě bù xiǎo ，dàn tā de jìxing què bù hěn jīngmíng ，tā de sīxiǎng yě bù hěn xìmì 。
His head isn't particularly small - however - his memory isn't very good.
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这款不但性能强大，设计也很特别。
zhè kuǎn bùdàn xìngnéng qiángdà ，shèjì yě hěn tèbié 。
This model not only has great quality, but also has a special design.
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我们说一个人换了环境，但他的个性还是一样。
wǒmen shuō yī ge rén huàn le huánjìng ，dàn tāde gèxìng háishi yīyàng 。
We use this to describe people whose personality doesn't change, even if he's in a new environment.
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大家都不喜欢他心直口快的个性。
dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā xīnzhíkǒukuài de gèxìng 。
No one likes his straightforward personality.
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武汉是全国抗击疫情的重中之重、决胜之地，目前中国疫情防控已取得阶段性重要成效。
Wǔhàn shì quánguó kàngjī yìqíng de zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng 、juéshèngzhīdì ，mùqián Zhōngguó yìqíng fángkòng yǐ qǔdé jiēduànxìng zhòngyào chéngxiào 。
Wuhan is the front line during the fight of this pandemic in the country. Currently, the prevention and control measures in China have gained important results at this stage.
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时间一久，就算还没尝到酸的食物，光是想像，大脑也会习惯性地发出信号让口腔内部分泌唾液。
shíjiān yī jiǔ ，jiùsuàn hái méi cháng dào suān de shíwù ，guāngshì xiǎngxiàng ，dànǎo yě huì xíguànxìng de fāchū xìnhào ràng kǒuqiāng nèibù fēnmì tuòyè 。
As time passes by, even though we haven't eaten sour food yet, our brain would customarily send signals to make our mouth secrete saliva by simply imagining sour food.
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好的。签半年的月费是800元，办卡手续费是50元。您可以选择每个月付800元或是一次性付清半年费用，有9折优惠。
hǎo de 。qiān bànnián de yuè fèi shì yuán ，bàn kǎ shǒuxù fèi shì yuán 。nín kěyǐ xuǎnzé měigè yuè fù yuán huòshì yīcìxìng fùqīng bànnián fèiyòng ，yǒu shé yōuhuì 。
Ok. The monthly fee for half a year is 800 yuan, and the card handling fee is 50 yuan. You can choose to pay 800 yuan per month or get a 10% off when you pay the half-year fee in a lump sum.
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那我一次性付清吧。
nà wǒ yīcìxìng fùqīng ba 。
Then I will pay it in one lump sum.
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你知道什么呀，上次学校体检已经被查出来假性近视了。
nǐ zhīdào shénme ya ，shàngcì xuéxiào tǐjiǎn yǐjīng bèi chá chūlái jiǎxìngjìnshì le 。
What do you know, a school medical examination already confirmed our child has signs of myopia.
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当日，英国的标志性建筑之一——伦敦塔桥迎来125周岁生日。
dāngrì ，Yīngguó de biāozhìxìng jiànzhù zhīyī ——Lúndūn tǎqiáo yínglái zhōusuì shēngrì 。
On that day, one of UK's landmarks, the Tower Bridge, celebrated its 125th birthday.
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