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可行性 (kě xíng xìng) — feasibility

Definition

noun
feasibility

Examples

  • 可行性。
    Wǒ men xū yào píng gū zhè ge fāng àn de kě xíng xìng.
    We need to assess the feasibility of this plan.
  • ，可行性。
    Jīng guò yán jiū, tā men què rèn le gāi xiàng mù dì kě xíng xìng.
    After research, they confirmed the feasibility of that project.
  • 可行性。
    kě xíng xìng Fēn xī shì jué cè qián de zhòng yào bù zhòu.
    Feasibility analysis is an important step before decision-making.

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.

可行
可kěcan行xíngdo
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngproperty

可行 means can be done, and 性 adds the sense of a quality, together meaning feasibility.

Characters in this word

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kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
丂
丂kǎo可kě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

可 pairs 口 (mouth) with 丂 as a sound part; it is tied to air from the mouth, perhaps singing.

Open 可 →

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

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

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 →

Grammar

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