持续性 (chí xù xìng) — duration; continuity

Definition

noun
durationcontinuity

Examples

  • 持续性。
    Zhè zhǒng zhèng zhuàng de chí xù xìng lìng rén dān xīn.
    The persistence of this symptom is worrying.
  • 持续性。
    Wǒ men xū yào kǎo lǜ xiàng mù de chí xù xìng.
    We need to consider the continuity of the project.
  • 持续性。
    Yǔ shuǐ de chí xù xìng duì nóng zuò wù yǒu yǐng xiǎng.
    The duration of the rainfall affects the crops.

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.

持续continue
持chímaintain续xùcontinue
联合Side by side
性xìngproperty

持续 (continue) + 性 names the quality of continuing.

Characters in this word

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
手手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì持chí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

持 combines 手 (hand), for the idea of holding, with 寺, which gives the sound.

Open 持 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 續; 续 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧶠
𧶠𧶠續xù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 續 pairs 糸 (rope) with 𧶠 as the sound part; the simplified 续 is a later abbreviation.

Open 续 →

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 →

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