危害性 (wēi hài xìng) — harmfulness, danger, perniciousness

Definition

A nominalized abstract noun for 'the harmful/dangerous nature' of something — a thing's capacity to cause harm, not harm itself. Pairs with verbs like 认识 or 忽视 to mean 'recognize/ignore the danger of…'.

noun

harmfulnessdangerperniciousness

Examples

危害性，。
Xī yān de wēi hài xìng hěn dà, huì yǐng xiǎng jiàn kāng.
The harmfulness of smoking is great; it can affect your health.
危害性。
Wǒ men yīng gāi rèn shi kōng qì wū rǎn de wēi hài xìng.
We should recognize the danger of air pollution.
危害性。
Wǎng luò yáo yán de wēi hài xìng bù róng hū shì.
The perniciousness of online rumors cannot be ignored.

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