TongTong
Sign in

安全性 (ān quán xìng) — safety; safeness

Definition

noun
safetysafeness

Examples

  • 安全性。
    Zhè ge chǎn pǐn de ān quán xìng hěn gāo.
    This product has very high safety.
  • 安全性。
    Wǒ men shǒu xiān yào kǎo lǜ ān quán xìng wèn tí.
    We need to consider the safety issue first.
  • 安全性。
    Xīn de shè jì tí gāo le qì chē de ān quán xìng.
    The new design improves the safety of the car.

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.

安全safety
安ānsafe全quáncomplete
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality

“安全” means safe, and “性” points to the quality of being safe, giving safety.

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

Open 安 →

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

Open 全 →

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 →
Appears in
Safety & Danger

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.