危害性 (wēi hài xìng) — harmfulness, danger, perniciousness
Definition
A nominalized abstract noun for 'the harmful/dangerous nature' of something — a thing's capacity to cause harm, not harm itself. Pairs with verbs like 认识 or 忽视 to mean 'recognize/ignore the danger of…'.
noun
harmfulnessdangerperniciousness
Examples
- 危害性，。Xī yān de wēi hài xìng hěn dà, huì yǐng xiǎng jiàn kāng.The harmfulness of smoking is great; it can affect your health.
- 危害性。Wǒ men yīng gāi rèn shi kōng qì wū rǎn de wēi hài xìng.We should recognize the danger of air pollution.
- 危害性。Wǎng luò yáo yán de wēi hài xìng bù róng hū shì.The perniciousness of online rumors cannot be ignored.
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