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习惯性 (xí guàn xìng) — (noun) habitualness; the property or tendency of being habitual; behavioral inertia

Definition

A formal noun for the quality of being habitual — a settled tendency or behavioral pattern. Often paired with 很强 ('very strong') to describe someone whose habits are deeply ingrained, more abstract than the everyday 习惯 ('habit').

noun
habitualnessthe property or tendency of being habitualbehavioral inertia

Examples

  • 习惯性，。
    Tā de xí guàn xìng hěn qiáng, měi tiān tóng yì shí jiān qǐ chuáng.
    His habitual nature is strong; he gets up at the same time every day.
  • 习惯性。
    Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi yǐ jīng xíng chéng le xí guàn xìng.
    This kind of behavior has already formed a habitual characteristic.
  • ，习惯性。
    Zài xīn lǐ xué zhōng, xí guàn xìng shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de xiàn xiàng.
    In psychology, habitualness is a common phenomenon.

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.

习惯habit
习xípractice惯guànaccustomed
联合Coordinate
性xìngness

习惯性 joins 习惯, habit, with 性, ness, to mean habitualness.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 習; 习 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 習 pairs 羽 (wings) with 日 (sun), showing a bird learning to fly; the simplified 习 is a later shorthand.

Open 习 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 慣; 惯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
貫
貫guàn慣guàn
Same sound today

The traditional form 慣 shows 忄 (heart) beside 貫, which gives the sound; the simplified 惯 is a shorthand. Habit is what one does by heart.

Open 惯 →

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

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.

Open 性 →
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