娱乐性 (yú lè xìng) — entertaining quality; entertainment value

Definition

noun

entertaining qualityentertainment value

娱乐性，。
Zhè ge jié mù de yú lè xìng hěn qiáng, guān zhòng dōu hěn xǐ huan.
This show has strong entertainment value; the audience really likes it.
娱乐性，。
Diàn yǐng bù jǐn yào yǒu yú lè xìng, hái yào yǒu jiào yù yì yì.
Movies should have not only entertainment value but also educational meaning.
娱乐性。
Yóu xì de yú lè xìng qǔ jué yú tā de shè jì hé hù dòng xìng.
A game's entertainment quality depends on its design and interactivity.

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.

娱乐entertainment

联合Coordinate

娱乐 (entertainment) and 性 (quality) combine for the entertaining aspect.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

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.

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