对抗性 (duì kàng xìng) — antagonism; (the quality of being) confrontational

Definition

A noun for the quality or tendency to oppose or clash with others — stronger and more abstract than 对抗 itself, pointing to an inherent disposition rather than one act of opposition.

noun
antagonism(the quality of being) confrontational

Examples

  • 对抗性。
    Liǎng guó zhī jiān de duì kàng xìng yuè lái yuè qiáng.
    The antagonism between the two countries is getting stronger.
  • 对抗性。
    Zhè zhǒng duì kàng xìng bú lì yú hé zuò.
    This kind of antagonism is not good for cooperation.
  • 对抗性，。
    Rén men yīng gāi jiǎn shǎo duì kàng xìng, zēng jiā lǐ jiě.
    People should reduce antagonism and increase understanding.

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.

对抗opposition
对duìoppose抗kàngresist
联合Side by side
性xìngquality

对抗 conveys opposition, and 性 gives the sense of a quality.

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 對; 对 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 對, the shape comes from an early drawing of 丵 (a digging tool), 土 (earth), and 又 (a hand); it may have meant developing land.

Open 对 →

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
亢
亢kàng抗kàng
Same sound today

抗 is made from 扌, a written form of 手 (hand), and 亢, which gives the sound.

Open 抗 →

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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