敏感度 (mǐn gǎn dù) — sensitivity; susceptibility

Definition

Noun formed from 敏感 ('sensitive') + 度 ('degree/measure'), meaning 'sensitivity' as a measurable level — how strongly something reacts to a stimulus or change.

noun
sensitivitysusceptibility

Examples

  • 敏感度。
    Pí fū duì zǐ wài xiàn de mǐn gǎn dù yīn rén ér yì.
    The sensitivity of skin to UV rays varies from person to person.
  • 敏感度。
    Zhè ge yí qì de mǐn gǎn dù fēi cháng gāo.
    This instrument has very high sensitivity.
  • 敏感度。
    Tā duì pī píng de mǐn gǎn dù hěn dī.
    He has low susceptibility to criticism.

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.

敏感
敏mǐnacute感gǎnfeeling
偏正Modifier + head
度dùdegree

敏感 means sensitive, and 度 means degree, so it denotes the degree of sensitivity.

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
攴攴pūhand; action
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi敏mǐn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

敏 pairs 每, which gives the sound, with 攴, a hand/action part.

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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
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián感gǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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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
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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