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nature character property quality attribute sexuality sex gender suffix forming adjective from verb suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity essence CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 記性
memory (ability to retain information)
Trad. 齊性
(math.) homogeneity homogeneous
servility; doormat mentality
Trad. 黨性
the spirit or character of a political party
stickiness; gluing strength viscosity
sex appeal eroticism sexuality sexy
Trad. 轉性
to change one's character or nature
nature disposition temperament character CL:個|个[ge4]
innate character natural disposition attitude
Trad. 隨性
casual laid-back doing as one pleases
Trad. 性狀
nature (i.e. properties of sth) character
Trad. 詞性
part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) lexical category
sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
(neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福[xing4 fu2]) satisfied with one's sex life
function; performance; behavior
swimming ability characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) aqueous water-based (paint etc)
positive (in its effect) leading to good consequences virtuous (medicine) benign (tumor etc)
Trad. 性質
nature characteristic CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 性轉
(slang) to be genderswapped (abbr. for 性別轉換|性别转换[xing4 bie2 zhuan3 huan4])
Trad. 惡性
malignant wicked vicious (circle) producing evil rapid (decline) runaway (inflation)
Trad. 變性
to denature denaturation to have a sex change transsexual
Trad. 養性
mental or spiritual cultivation
rigid inflexible hard (drug)
human nature humanity human the totality of human attributes
nature characteristic moral character
(coll.) revolting behavior CL:副[fu4]
inert (chemistry) apathy inertia laziness
you might as well (do it) simply just
Trad. 隱性
hidden crypto- recessive (gene)
resistance capability of resisting
Trad. 無性
sexless asexual (reproduction)
Trad. 異性
the opposite sex of the opposite sex heterosexual different in nature
to become second nature by nature
reason rationality rational
one's true nature (Buddhism)
to determine the nature (of sth) to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) qualitative
(neologism c. 2014) irresistibly quirky; compelling in its wackiness
Trad. 兩性
male and female both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) (chemistry) amphoteric
to throw a fit to act temperamental
Trad. 習性
character acquired through long habit habits and properties
Trad. 顯性
visible conspicuous phanero- dominant (gene)
Trad. 靈性
spiritual nature spirituality intelligence (esp. in animals)
natural instincts nature inherent quality
Trad. 調性
(music) tonality (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style; image; tone; voice; character
slow and patient chronic (disease) slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
(chemistry) activity active activated
strong; intense; spirited; virulent
chiral chirality (chemistry)
Trad. 盡性
displaying fully developing to the greatest extent
perception wits power of understanding comprehension
Trad. 極性
(chemical, electrical) polarity polarized
Trad. 慣性
(physics) inertia (fig.) force of habit tendency to do things in the accustomed way habitual
aptitude disposition inclination
perception perceptual sensibility sensitive emotional sentimental
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
to act naturally, authentically and spontaneously (whether seen as admirable – "bold" – or problematic – "impulsive")
innate quality natural disposition
Trad. 真實性
authenticity truthfulness veracity reality validity
Trad. 消極性
passive passivity negative negativity
Trad. 性惡論
"human nature is evil", theory advocated by Xunzi 荀子[Xun2 zi3]
Trad. 過敏性
hypersensitive allergic reaction anaphylaxis
provocative tantalizing titillating
Trad. 耐藥性
drug resistance drug tolerance (medicine)
Trad. 應激性
irritable sensitive excitable
sexual innuendo; indirect sexual suggestion in words, gestures, images etc
Trad. 性服務
sexual service prostitution
The Second Sex (book by Simone de Beauvoir)
directionality (molecular biology)
sex object; sexual plaything
to masculinize masculinization
farsightedness perspicacity prescience forward-looking
sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
Trad. 收斂性
convergence (math.) astringent
Trad. 黏著性
(linguistic) agglutinative
Trad. 性短訊
sexually explicit text message; sext
Trad. 性細胞
sexual cell germline cell gamete
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