机动性 (jī dòng xìng) — mobility, maneuverability

Definition

A noun for mobility or maneuverability — how quickly and easily something (troops, vehicles, operations) can move or adapt. In military contexts it stresses battlefield movement; in business it extends to operational flexibility.

noun
mobilitymaneuverability

Examples

  • 机动性，。
    Bù duì de jī dòng xìng hěn qiáng, néng kuài sù bù shǔ.
    The troops have strong mobility and can deploy quickly.
  • 机动性，。
    Zhè zhǒng zhuāng jiǎ chē de jī dòng xìng jí gāo, shì hé shān dì zuò zhàn.
    This armored vehicle has extremely high maneuverability, suitable for mountain warfare.
  • 机动性，。
    Gōng sī xū yào tí gāo yùn yíng de jī dòng xìng, yǐ yìng duì shì chǎng biàn huà.
    The company needs to increase its operational flexibility to respond to market changes.

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.

机动maneuverable
机jīmachine动dòngmove
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngquality

机动 describes maneuvering, and 性 gives the quality of being maneuverable.

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
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →

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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →

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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