政治性 (zhèng zhì xìng) — political nature

Definition

A noun meaning 'political nature' — describes the quality or tendency of something being political (an issue, article, event). Often used in formal or academic writing to flag politically sensitive content.

noun
political nature

Examples

  • 政治性。
    Zhè ge tǎo lùn shè jí hěn duō zhèng zhì xìng wèn tí.
    This discussion involves many political-nature issues.
  • 政治性。
    Méi tǐ de bào dào bù néng dài yǒu míng xiǎn de zhèng zhì xìng qīng xiàng.
    Media reports cannot carry an obvious political tendency.
  • 政治性,。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng de zhèng zhì xìng hěn qiáng, bú shì hé zài kè táng shàng tǎo lùn.
    This article has a strong political nature and is not suitable for discussion in class.

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.

政治politics
政zhènggovernment affairs治zhìgovernance
联合Side by side
性xìngnature

政治性 pairs 性 meaning nature with 政治 meaning politics to describe the political quality of something.

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
攴攴pūaction
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng政zhèng
Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.

Open 政 →

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
台
台tái治zhì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

治 has 水 (water) and 台; 台 gives the sound, and the character named a river.

Open 治 →

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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