批判性 (pī pàn xìng) — criticalness, the quality of being critical (as in critical thinking)
Definition
Abstract noun suffix meaning 'the quality of being critical' — used almost entirely to form set phrases like 批判性思维 ('critical thinking') and 批判性分析 ('critical analysis').
noun
criticalnessthe quality of being critical (as in critical thinking)
Examples
- 批判性。Dà xué jiào yù yīng gāi péi yǎng xué shēng de pī pàn xìng sī wéi.University education should cultivate students' critical thinking.
- 批判性。Zhè piān lùn wén quē fá pī pàn xìng fēn xī.This paper lacks critical analysis.
- 批判性。pī pàn xìng Sī kǎo néng lì zài xiàn dài shè huì fēi cháng zhòng yào.The ability to think critically is very important in modern society.
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