世界性 (shì jiè xìng) — global; international (used as an attributive m…

Definition

adjective

globalinternational (used as an attributive modifier)

世界性。
Qì hòu biàn huà shì yí gè shì jiè xìng wèn tí.
Climate change is a global issue.
世界性。
Zhè cì huì yì jù yǒu shì jiè xìng yǐng xiǎng.
This conference has an international impact.
世界性。
Tā men chéng lì le yí gè shì jiè xìng zǔ zhī.
They established an international organization.

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.

世界world

联合Side by side

世界 means world, and 性 adds the quality of being worldwide.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

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

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.