阴性 (yīn xìng) — (noun) negative (test result, indicating absence of a condition); (noun) feminine (gender in grammar)
Definition
阴性 has two technical senses: a negative medical test result, and the feminine grammatical gender (as in German). Pairs with 阳性, which covers positive test results and masculine gender.
noun
negative (test result, indicating absence of a condition)feminine (gender in grammar)
Easily confused
Examples
- ，阴性。Yī shēng gào sù wǒ, jiǎn chá jié guǒ shì yīn xìng.The doctor told me the test result was negative.
- ，、阴性。Zài dé yǔ zhōng, míng cí yǒu yáng xìng, yīn xìng hé zhōng xìng sān zhǒng.In German, nouns are divided into masculine, feminine, and neuter.
- 阴性，。Rú guǒ jiǎn cè jié guǒ shì yīn xìng, jiù bù xū yào zhì liáo.If the test result is negative, no treatment is needed.
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