免疫性 (miǎn yì xìng) — immunity (medical)

Definition

noun

immunity (medical)

免疫性。
Zhè zhǒng yì miáo kě yǐ zēng qiáng rén tǐ de miǎn yì xìng.
This vaccine can strengthen the body's immunity.
免疫性。
Liáng hǎo de shēng huó xí guàn yǒu zhù yú tí gāo miǎn yì xìng.
Good lifestyle habits help improve immunity.
免疫性，。
Tā de miǎn yì xìng hěn qiáng, hěn shǎo shēng bìng.
His immunity is very strong; he rarely gets sick.

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.

免疫avoid disease

动宾Verb + object

免疫 means avoiding disease, and 性 contributes the sense of a property, giving immunity.

Characters in this word

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

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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

疒疒nèsickness

Sound part声符shēngfú

役

Same sound today

疫 uses 疒 as the sickness marker and 役 to give its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

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.