服务性 (fú wù xìng) — (attributive) service-related, service-oriented

Definition

An attributive adjective meaning 'service-related / service-oriented', used to modify industries, jobs, or companies rather than to stand alone as a predicate.

adjective
(attributive) service-relatedservice-oriented
Easily confused

Examples

  • 服务性。
    fú wù xìng Háng yè zài zhōng guó fā zhǎn dé hěn kuài.
    The service industry is developing very quickly in China.
  • 服务性。
    Zhè ge fú wù xìng gǎng wèi xū yào nài xīn hé gōu tōng néng lì.
    This service position requires patience and communication skills.
  • 服务性。
    Hěn duō fú wù xìng qǐ yè dōu kāi shǐ shǐ yòng rén gōng zhì néng.
    Many service-oriented companies have started using artificial intelligence.

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.

服务service
服fúserve务wùaffairs
动宾Verb + object
性xìngnature

服务 means service, and 性 adds a sense of nature, making it service-oriented.

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
凡凡fántray
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠬝
𠬝𠬝服fú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

Open 服 →

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 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
敄
敄wù務wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

Open 务 →

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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