实验性 (shí yàn xìng) — experimental nature; experimentality

Definition

A noun meaning the 'experimental nature or quality' of something — a property, not an experiment itself. Often used in academic or technical writing to describe a project's character.

noun
experimental natureexperimentality

Examples

  • 实验性。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de shí yàn xìng hěn qiáng.
    This project has a strong experimental nature.
  • 实验性。
    Wǒ men kàn zhòng de shì tā de shí yàn xìng.
    What we value is its experimental quality.
  • 实验性。
    Zhè zhǒng yào de shí yàn xìng hái xū yào jìn yí bù yàn zhèng.
    The experimental nature of this drug still needs further verification.

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.

实验experiment
实shíactual验yàntest
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngness

实验 gives the idea of testing, and 性 points to the quality of being experimental.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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 驗; 验 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān驗yàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 驗 pairs 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; the simplified 验 is a later abbreviation.

Open 验 →

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
Science (General)

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