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攻击性 (gōng jī xìng) — aggressiveness; aggressive nature (of a person, animal, behavior)

Definition

A noun for the quality of being aggressive — can describe a person's temperament, an animal's behavior, or a team's playing style (as in sports). 强 means the trait is strong; this word names the trait itself, not a single act.

noun
aggressivenessaggressive nature (of a person, animal, behavior)

Examples

  • 攻击性，。
    Tā de gōng jī xìng hěn qiáng, zǒng shì xiǎng dǎ jià.
    His aggressiveness is very strong; he always wants to fight.
  • 攻击性，。
    Zhè tiáo gǒu hěn yǒu gōng jī xìng, jiàn rén jiù jiào.
    This dog is very aggressive; it barks at anyone it sees.
  • 攻击性，。
    Zhè ge qiú duì de fēng gé hěn yǒu gōng jī xìng, jīng cháng dà bǐ fēn yíng qiú.
    This team's style is very aggressive; they often win by large scores.

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.

攻击attack
攻gōngattack击jīstrike
联合Coordinate
性xìngnature/property

攻击 refers to attacking; 性 adds the sense of a quality or nature, giving aggressive nature.

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
攵Written in full as攴pūhand holding a tool or weapon
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng攻gōng
Same sound today

攻 puts 工, which gives the pronunciation, beside 攵, a hand holding a tool or weapon.

Open 攻 →

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
毄
毄jī擊jī
Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

Open 击 →

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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