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专业性 (zhuān yè xìng) — specialization; professional nature; technicality (the quality of being technical)

Definition

A noun for the 'professional nature' or degree of expertise something shows. Pairs with 强/高 ('high') when judging how specialized or technical something is.

noun
specializationprofessional naturetechnicality (the quality of being technical)

Examples

  • 专业性，。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de zhuān yè xìng hěn qiáng, xū yào zhuān yè tuán duì lái wán chéng.
    This project has a high degree of specialization and requires a professional team to complete.
  • 专业性。
    Tā de zhuān yè xìng tǐ xiàn zài duì xì jié de bǎ kòng shàng.
    His professionalism is reflected in his control over details.
  • 专业性。
    Wǒ men fēi cháng zhòng shì yuán gōng de zhuān yè xìng.
    We attach great importance to the professionalism of our employees.

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.

专业special field
专zhuānspecial业yèprofession
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngnature/quality

专业 means 'special field' and 性 contributes the sense of quality, yielding specialization.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 專; 专 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 專 shows 又, a hand, turning 叀, a spindle; this came to mean gathering several things into one.

Open 专 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

  • 丵丵zhuóchisel
  • 大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 业 →

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.

Open 性 →
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