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性质 xìngzhì “nature” in Chinese

Traditional 性質

What 性质 means

  1. nature
  2. characteristic

Measure word 个 gè · 一个性质 yí ge xìngzhì

How to say 性质

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale性xìng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale质zhì4th tone, falling

性质 in a sentence

  1. 这两件事的性质完全不同。

    Zhè liǎng jiàn shì de xìngzhì wánquán bùtóng.

    These two matters are completely different in nature.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 你要先了解这份工作的性质。

    Nǐ yào xiān liǎojiě zhè fèn gōngzuò de xìngzhì.

    First you need to understand the nature of this job.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 性质 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 性 (xìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
性xìngnature
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 生life · shēngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 生 (shēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xìng.

The character 质 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
质zhìcharacter
  • 厂cliff · hǎn
  • 十ten · shíSound part
  • 贝sea shell · bèiMeaning part

贝 hints at the meaning (sea shell); 十 (shí) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhì.

How to write 性质

性 8 strokes · 质 8 strokes

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性质 (xìngzhì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 性质 (xìngzhì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 性质

Words with 性

性xìng · (suffix) -ness性别xìngbié · gender性格xìnggé · nature个性gèxìng · individuality慢性mànxìng · chronic (illness)性命xìngmìng · life (of a person or animal)任性rènxìng · wilful性感xìnggǎn · sexy记性jìxing · memory (ability to remember)弹性tánxìng · elasticity

Words with 质

质量zhìliàng · quality物质wùzhì · matter本质běnzhì · essence变质biànzhì · to go bad气质qìzhì · temperament人质rénzhì · hostage地质dìzhì · geology品质pǐnzhì · quality实质shízhì · substance素质sùzhì · quality

More words: Ideas & Concepts

形式xíngshì · form形势xíngshì · circumstances形象xíngxiàng · image形状xíngzhuàng · form样式yàngshì · type意义yìyì · sense因素yīnsù · element用途yòngtú · use

FAQs

性质 (xìngzhì) means “nature” or “characteristic”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xìngzhì: xìng with a 4th tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 性质 is written 性質. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one nature is 一个性质 (yí ge xìngzhì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xingzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 性质 from the suggestions. Typing xingzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
性质 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.