中性 (zhōng xìng) — (adjective) neutral (in color, tone, or style — not strong or bright); (adjective) neutral (in stance, attitude, or gender — not taking a side); (noun) neutral (in chemistry, pH 7; also electrical neutrality)
Definition
中性 is mainly an adjective meaning 'neutral' — not taking a side in stance, or not strong/bright in color, tone, or style. As a verb-phrase stand-in, 中立 explicitly marks taking a neutral position; 平和 describes a mild temperament, not neutrality.
adjective
neutral (in color, tone, or style — not strong or bright)neutral (in stance, attitude, or gender — not taking a side)
noun
neutral (in chemistry, pH 7; also electrical neutrality)
Examples
- pH中性。Zhè zhǒng róng yè de pH zhí shì zhōng xìng de.The pH of this solution is neutral.
- 中性，。Fáng jiān de zhuāng shì yòng le zhōng xìng yán sè, xiǎn de hěn yōu yǎ.The room's decoration uses neutral colors, looking very elegant.
- ，中性。Zài dé yǔ zhōng, zhè ge míng cí shì zhōng xìng míng cí.In German, this noun is a neuter noun.
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