性子
xìng zi
Pinyin

Definition

性子
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xìng zi
  1. temper

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
兔子
tù zi
  1. 1 hare
  2. 2 rabbit
  3. 3 CL:隻|只[zhī]
女子
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
妹子
mèi zi
  1. 1 (dialect) younger sister
  2. 2 girl
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child
孩子们
hái zi men
  1. 1 children
帽子
mào zi
  1. 1 hat
  2. 2 cap
  3. 3 (fig.) label
  4. 4 bad name
  5. 5 CL:頂|顶[dǐng]
性感
xìng gǎn
  1. 1 sex appeal
  2. 2 eroticism
  3. 3 sexuality
  4. 4 sexy
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
房子
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
狮子
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Sample Sentences

她性子太急了，浮浮躁躁的找不到平衡力道的方法，陶坯全都让她整成泥浆了。
tā xìngzi tài jí le ，fúfúzàozào de zhǎo bùdào pínghéng lìdào de fāngfǎ ，táopī quándōu ràng tā zhěng chéng níjiāng le 。
She’s got a bit of an anxious temperament, she was impatient and couldn’t find a balance of pressure in her method, so all the clay turned to mud in her hands.
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还没开始就问这些，猴急！你先拿起笔来，养养性子吧。
hái méi kāishǐ jiù wèn zhèxiē ，hóují ！nǐ xiān náqǐ bǐ lái ，yǎng yǎng xìngzi ba 。
We haven't even started and you're already asking this? You're too hasty! First pick up the brush, to cultivate the right temperament.
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白羊座的人脾气急，易冲动，不喜欢和慢性子的人交往。如果他们和你吵架，说明他们还没有真的生气。要是真的生气了，根本不会理你！
báiyángzuò de rén píqì jí ，yì chōngdòng ，bù xǐhuan hé mànxìngzi de rén jiāowǎng 。rúguǒ tāmen hé nǐ chǎojià ，shuōmíng tāmen hái méiyǒu zhēnde shēngqì 。yàoshì zhēnde shēngqì le ，gēnběn bùhuì lǐ nǐ ！
People who are an Aries have a quick temper and are easily upset. They don't like to associate with people who are easy-going. If they quarrel with you, it doesn't mean that they are really mad. If they are really mad, then they'll just ignore you!
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我这个人性子比较直，容易得罪人。
wǒ zhè ge rén xìngzi bǐjiào zhí ，róngyì dézuì rén 。
I'm a pretty direct person. It's easy for me to offend people.
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说啊，瞧你那慢性子，等你一句话等得我花儿都谢了。
shuō a ，qiáo nǐ nà mànxìngzi ，děng nǐ yī jù huà děng de wǒ huār5 dōu xiè le 。
Say it! Look at you, slow-poke. By the time I'm done waiting for you, I'll be an old man.
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真是个急性子！我还没教你怎么查呢！
zhēn shì ge jíxìngzi ！wǒ hái méi jiāo nǐ zěnme chá ne ！
You're really impatient! I haven't taught you how to look them up yet!
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就是要综合自己的优势、男人的心理，还有整体情况。比如，说话甜一点儿，举止亲密一点，有时还可以耍耍小性子，但记住一定要见好就收，不要没完没了。
jiùshì yào zōnghé zìjǐ de yòushì 、nánrén de xīnlǐ ，hái yǒu zhěngtǐ qíngkuàng 。bǐrú ，shuōhuà tián yīdiǎnr5 ，jǔzhǐ qīnmì yī diǎn ，yǒushí hái kěyǐ shuǎshua xiǎo xìngzi ，dàn jìzhu yīdìng yào jiànhǎojiùshōu ，bù yào méi wán méi liǎo 。
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