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性 xìng

sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Radical
忄
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 忄生 ⿰忄生

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  1. 他的性格很开朗。
    Tā de xìnggé hěn kāilǎng.
    His personality is very cheerful.
    his (particle) personality very cheerful
  2. 这个问题的性质是什么？
    Zhège wèntí de xìngzhì shì shénme?
    What is the nature of this problem?
    this (measure) problem (particle) nature is what
  3. 请填写你的性别。
    Qǐng tiánxiě nǐ de xìngbié.
    Please fill in your gender.
    please fill-write your (particle) gender
  4. 这不是一个简单性质的问题。
    Zhè bú shì yí ge jiǎndān xìngzhì de wèntí.
    This isn't a problem of a simple nature.
    this not is one (measure) simple nature (particle) problem
  5. 每个人的性格在小时候就开始形成。
    Měi ge rén de xìnggé zài xiǎoshíhou jiù kāishǐ xíngchéng.
    Everyone's personality starts forming in childhood.
    every (measure) person (particle) personality at childhood then start form

Words with 性 (17)