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革命性 (gé mìng xìng) — revolutionary character, quality, or spirit

Definition

A noun meaning the 'revolutionary character, quality, or spirit' of something — a property or feature, not revolution itself. Functions as an abstract subject/object in formal or academic writing.

noun
revolutionary characterqualityor spirit

Examples

  • 革命性。
    Zhè zhǒng gé mìng xìng tuī dòng le shè huì de jù dà biàn gé.
    This revolutionary spirit drove the great transformation of society.
  • 革命性。
    Tā tí chū de fāng àn jù yǒu xiān míng de gé mìng xìng.
    The plan he proposed has a distinct revolutionary character.
  • 革命性。
    gé mìng xìng Bìng bù zǒng shì yì wèi zhe bào lì gé mìng.
    Revolutionary character does not always mean violent revolution.

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.

革命revolution
革géchange命mìnglife/fate
动宾Verb + object
性xìngquality

“革命” refers to revolution, and “性” gives the sense of its quality or character.

Characters in this word

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

革 is drawn as a stretched animal hide, with the upper part as the head and the lower part as the tail and legs.

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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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng命mìng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

命 combines 口, a mouth, with 令, which gives the sound.

Open 命 →

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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Appears in
Government & Politics

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