野性
yě xìng
Pinyin

Definition

野性
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yě xìng
  1. wild nature
  2. unruliness

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
野
yě
  1. 1 old variant of 野[yě]
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity
性
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]
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]
感性
gǎn xìng
  1. 1 perception
  2. 2 perceptual
  3. 3 sensibility
  4. 4 sensitive
  5. 5 emotional
  6. 6 sentimental
理性
lǐ xìng
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 rationality
  3. 3 rational
男性
nán xìng
  1. 1 the male sex
  2. 2 a male
异性
yì xìng
  1. 1 the opposite sex
  2. 2 of the opposite sex
  3. 3 heterosexual
  4. 4 different in nature
习惯性
xí guàn xìng
  1. 1 customary
野蛮
yě mán
  1. 1 barbarous
  2. 2 uncivilized
一次性
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)
上野
Shàng yě
  1. 1 Ueno, district in Taitō Ward, Tokyo
  2. 2 Ueno (Japanese surname)
中性
zhōng xìng
  1. 1 neutral
代表性
dài biǎo xìng
  1. 1 representativeness
  2. 2 representative
  3. 3 typical
佛性
Fó xìng
  1. 1 Buddha nature

Idioms (12)

修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
哀鸿遍野
āi hóng biàn yě
  1. 1 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
  2. 2 starving people fill the land
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
  1. 1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
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?
漫山遍野
màn shān biàn yě
  1. 1 lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. as far as the eye can see
  3. 3 covering everything
  4. 4 omnipresent
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
  1. 1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
  2. 2 good habits come by long assimilation
狼子野心
láng zǐ yě xīn
  1. 1 ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs
空室清野
kōng shì qīng yě
  1. 1 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
饿莩遍野
è piǎo biàn yě
  1. 1 starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine

Sample Sentences

唐僧怒喝道：“你这泼猴！野性不改！一家三口皆丧命于你手！如何去得了西天！你走吧，我不要你这徒弟了”。
Táng sēng nù hè dào ：“nǐ zhè pōhóu ！yěxìng bù gǎi ！yījiāsānkǒu jiē sàngmìng yú nǐ shǒu ！rúhé qùdeliǎo xītiān ！nǐ zǒu ba ，wǒ bùyào nǐ zhè túdì le ”。
Tang Seng shouted angrily: “What an unreasonable monkey! Your wild ways haven’t changed a bit! An entire family of three has all died by your hand! How will you reach the Western Paradise? Just leave, I will no longer have you as a disciple.
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唐僧叹了口气，说：“出家人，慈悲为怀，可惜你这猴子野性难改，看来为师要念那紧箍咒了。”
Táng sēng tàn le kǒu qì ，shuō ：“chūjiārén ，cíbēiwéihuái ，kěxī nǐ zhè hóuzi yěxìng nán gǎi ，kànlai wéishī yào niàn nà jǐngūzhòu le 。”
Tang Seng sighed and said, "We monks must keep mercy in our hearts. It's a shame it's so difficult to change your wild nature, Monkey. It seems as though I'll have to read the incantation of the golden headband."
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