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多样性 (duō yàng xìng) — diversity

Definition

noun
diversity

Examples

  • 多样性。
    Bǎo hù shēng wù duō yàng xìng duì dì qiú wèi lái fēi cháng guān jiàn.
    Protecting biodiversity is crucial for the future of the Earth.
  • 多样性。
    Zhè zhǒng wén huà duō yàng xìng ràng wǒ men de shè huì gèng jiā fēng fù duō cǎi.
    This kind of cultural diversity makes our society more colorful.
  • ，，多样性。
    Zài huì yì shàng, dà jiā tí chū le gè zhǒng bù tóng de yì jiàn, tǐ xiàn le sī xiǎng de duō yàng xìng.
    At the meeting, people raised various different opinions, reflecting diversity of thought.

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.

多样many kinds
多duōmany样yàngkind
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngquality

多 means many, 样 kinds, and 性 gives the sense of a quality, so the word means diversity.

Characters in this word

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

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

Open 样 →

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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