一般性 (yī bān xìng) — generality; commonality; universality
Definition
A noun meaning 'general character / generality', typically used as an attributive or after 在…上 (e.g. 一般性讨论 'general discussion'). Not a person-noun; do not confuse with 一般 as an adjective ('ordinary').
noun
generalitycommonalityuniversality
Examples
- 一般性,。Zhè ge wèn tí jù yǒu yī bān xìng, xū yào cóng zhěng tǐ shàng kǎo lǜ.This issue has a generality that needs to be considered as a whole.
- 一般性,。Tā de huí dá tài yī bān xìng le, méi yǒu gěi chū jù tǐ de fāng àn.His answer was too general and didn't give a specific plan.
- 一般性,。Wǒ men bù néng zhī tíng liú zài yī bān xìng de tǎo lùn shàng, yào shēn rù xì jié.We can't just stay at the level of general discussion; we need to go into details.
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