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保护性 (bǎo hù xìng) — (noun) protective nature, the quality of being protective; (attributive) protective (used to modify nouns, e.g. measures, policies)

Definition

A nominalized form of 保护 ('to protect'), used to label a quality or modify a noun. As an attributive it means 'protective' (protective measures/policies); after 的 it refers to the abstract quality 'protectiveness'.

noun
protective naturethe quality of being protective
adjective
(attributive) protective (used to modify nouns, e.g. measures, policies)

Examples

  • 保护性，。
    Zhè zhǒng tú liào de bǎo hù xìng hěn qiáng, néng fáng zhǐ jīn shǔ shēng xiù.
    This paint has a strong protective nature; it can prevent metal from rusting.
  • 保护性。
    Zhèng fǔ chū tái le yí xì liè bǎo hù xìng zhèng cè lái bǎo hù huán jìng.
    The government introduced a series of protective policies to protect the environment.
  • 保护性。
    Zhuān jiā men zhèng zài yán jiū zhè zhǒng cái liào de bǎo hù xìng.
    Experts are studying the protective nature of this material.

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.

保护protect
保bǎoprotect护hùprotect
联合Coordinate
性xìngnature

保护 (protect) plus 性 gives the sense of a protective quality or nature.

Characters in this word

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

保 originally showed a person 人 carrying a child 子 on their back, which led to the sense of protecting.

Open 保 →

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

Open 护 →

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 →
Appears in
Safety & Danger

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