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xìng
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English Definitionnature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence
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Pinyinxìng
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sing3
Part of Speech(名) noun, (後綴) suffix
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Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
性格xìnggénature; disposition; temperament; character
性别xìngbiégender; sex
性能xìngnéngfunction; performance
性情xìngqíngnature; temperament
性质xìngzhìnature; characteristic
Words With Same Tail Word    
女性nǚxìngwoman; the female sex
个性gèxìngindividuality; personality
男性nánxìngthe male sex; a male
任性rènxìngwillful; headstrong; unruly
理性lǐxìngreason; rationality; rational
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