完整性 (wán zhěng xìng) — integrity; completeness; wholeness

Definition

A formal abstract noun for 'completeness / wholeness / integrity' — used in academic, technical, and data contexts, not everyday speech. Pairs with verbs like 保证 (ensure), 缺乏 (lack), 破坏 (compromise).

noun
integritycompletenesswholeness

Examples

  • 完整性。
    Zhè ge xì tǒng de wán zhěng xìng yǐ jīng tōng guò le cè shì.
    The integrity of this system has passed the test.
  • 完整性,。
    Wèi le bǎo zhèng shù jù de wán zhěng xìng, wǒ men zuò le duō cì bèi fèn.
    To ensure data completeness, we made multiple backups.
  • 完整性。
    Zhè piān lùn wén de lùn zhèng quē fá wán zhěng xìng.
    The argument of this paper lacks wholeness.

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.

完整complete
完wáncomplete整zhěngwhole
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality

完 and 整 give complete and whole, and 性 conveys the quality of being so.

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miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán完wán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

完 pairs 宀 (roof) with 元, which gives the sound.

Open 完 →

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
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng整zhěng
Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

Open 整 →

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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