排他性 (pái tā xìng) — exclusiveness; exclusivity

Definition

A formal noun meaning 'exclusivity' — the quality of excluding others from use, access, or participation (e.g. contracts, patents, social groups).

noun
exclusivenessexclusivity

Examples

  • 排他性，。
    Zhè ge hé tong jù yǒu pái tā xìng, bù yǔn xǔ dì sān fāng cān yù.
    This contract has exclusivity and does not allow third-party participation.
  • 排他性。
    Zhuān lì quán de pái tā xìng bǎo hù le fā míng rén de lì yì.
    The exclusivity of patent rights protects the inventor's interests.
  • 排他性。
    Zhè zhǒng shè jiāo quān zi de pái tā xìng ràng wài rén hěn nán róng rù.
    The exclusivity of this social circle makes it hard for outsiders to fit in.

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.

排他exclude others
排páiexclude他tāothers
动宾Verb + object
性xìngquality

排他 means excluding others; 性 gives the sense of that quality.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi排pái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě他tā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

他 combines 亻 (a person) with 也, which was chosen for its sound.

Open 他 →

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.

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