性

Nature in Chinese: 性 (xìng)

xìng

nature

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1nature
  2. 2character
  3. 3property
  4. 4quality
  5. 5attribute
  6. 6sexuality
  7. 7sex
  8. 8gender
  9. 9suffix forming adjective from verb
  10. 10suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
  11. 11essence

Stroke order

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性

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个问题很有重要性。

    zhè ge wèn tí hěn yǒu zhòng yào xìng。

    This issue is quite important.

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Related words

性别

xìng bié

gender

性格

xìng gé

nature

个性

gè xìng

individuality

性质

xìng zhì

nature

男性

nán xìng

the male sex

女性

nǚ xìng

woman

特性

tè xìng

property

性能

xìng néng

function

本性

běn xìng

natural instincts

弹性

tán xìng

flexibility

恶性

è xìng

malignant

感性

gǎn xìng

perception

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