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良性 (liáng xìng) — (medicine) benign; (general) positive, healthy, favorable, constructive

Definition

Used almost only as 良性 + noun ('benign tumor', 'healthy competition', 'virtuous cycle'). 正面 emphasizes a constructive attitude; 有利 means advantageous for an outcome.

adjective
(medicine) benign(general) positivehealthyfavorableconstructive

Examples

  • 良性。
    Yī shēng gào sù wǒ liáng xìng de zhǒng liú bù xū yào huà liáo.
    The doctor told me that benign tumors don't need chemotherapy.
  • 良性。
    Liǎng gè gōng sī zhī jiān de liáng xìng jìng zhēng cù jìn le chuàng xīn.
    The healthy competition between the two companies spurred innovation.
  • 良性。
    Zhǐ yǒu liáng xìng de jīng jì xún huán cái néng chí xù fā zhǎn.
    Only a virtuous economic cycle can sustain development.

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.

良liánggood
性xìngnature

良 'good' and 性 'nature' together describe something with a good nature.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

良 possibly depicts corridors and a room.

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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.

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