功能性 (gōng néng xìng) — functional (attributive)
Definition
A -性 suffix turning 功能 ('function') into an adjective meaning 'functional' — describes something designed to serve a practical purpose (e.g. 功能性食品 'functional food'). Almost always used as an attributive before a noun, rarely as a predicate.
adjective
functional (attributive)
Examples
- 功能性。Zhè kuǎn shǒu jī jù yǒu gōng néng xìng shè jì.This phone has a functional design.
- 功能性。Gōng sī zhèng zài kāi fā gōng néng xìng shí pǐn.The company is developing functional foods.
- 功能性。Zhè zhǒng gōng néng xìng cái liào hěn shí yòng.This functional material is very practical.
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