阳性 (yáng xìng) — (noun) positive (test result, medical); (noun) masculine gender (linguistics)
Definition
Used in two technical contexts: a positive medical test result, and masculine gender in grammar. Contrast with 阴性, which is the matching negative / feminine term.
noun
positive (test result, medical)masculine gender (linguistics)
Examples
- 阳性。Tā de xuè yè jiǎn cè jié guǒ shì yáng xìng.His blood test result is positive.
- ,阳性“-o”。Xī bān yá yǔ zhōng, yáng xìng míng cí tōng cháng yǐ "-o" jié wěi.In Spanish, masculine nouns usually end in “-o”.
- 阳性,。Yī shēng gào sù wǒ jiǎn cè chéng yáng xìng, xū yào jìn yí bù jiǎn chá.The doctor told me the test came back positive, and I need further examination.
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