高性能 (gāo xìng néng) — high performance

Definition

noun
high performance

Examples

  • 高性能。
    Zhè tái diàn nǎo de gāo xìng néng fēi cháng chū sè.
    The high performance of this computer is outstanding.
  • 高性能。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào yīn wèi gāo xìng néng chū le míng.
    This material became famous for its high performance.
  • 高性能。
    Gōng sī de xīn chǎn pǐn zhǔ dǎ gāo xìng néng.
    The company's new product focuses on high performance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

高gāohigh
性能performance
性xìngnature能néngability
联合Side by side

高 high with 性能, made of 性 nature and 能 ability, means high performance.

Characters in this word

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

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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

能 is an old picture of a bear, showing two paws and a face with an open mouth.

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