一致性 (yī zhì xìng) — consistency; uniformity; agreement | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The abstract noun for 'consistency, uniformity' — the quality that parts of a system (data, results, standards) agree with each other. Often translated as 'coherence' when describing behavior or principles staying aligned over time.

noun

consistencyuniformityagreement

Examples

一致性。
Shù jù yī zhì xìng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
Data consistency is very important.
一致性。
Liǎng gè shí yàn de jié guǒ jù yǒu yī zhì xìng.
The results of the two experiments have consistency.
一致性。
Suǒ yǒu bù mén yīng gāi bǎo chí yī zhì xìng de biāo zhǔn.
All departments should maintain uniform standards.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

一致the same

一yīsame致zhìmanner

偏正Modifier + head

性xìngquality

一致 means 'the same', and 性 adds the sense of a quality or state.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

至攵致

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

至

至zhì致zhì

Same sound today

致 pairs 至, used for its sound, with 攵, written in full as 攴.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

生shēng性xìng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

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