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灵活性 (líng huó xìng) — flexibility

Definition

noun
flexibility

Examples

  • 灵活性。
    Zhè zhǒng gōng zuò fāng shì quē fá líng huó xìng.
    This way of working lacks flexibility.
  • 灵活性。
    Tā chǔ lǐ wèn tí de líng huó xìng hěn qiáng.
    He has great flexibility in handling problems.
  • 灵活性。
    Gōng sī de zhèng cè xū yào yí dìng de líng huó xìng.
    The company's policy needs a certain degree of flexibility.

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.

灵活flexible
灵língclever活huónimble
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality

灵活性" builds on "灵活" (flexible) with "性" (quality), meaning flexibility.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 靈; 灵 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
霝
霝líng靈líng
Same sound today

This note describes the traditional form 靈, not the simplified 灵: 霝 gives the sound, and 玉 (jade) is the meaning part.

Open 灵 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠯑
𠯑𠯑活huó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

活 is built from 氵 (water) and 𠯑, which shows the sound; 𠯑 later changed into 舌.

Open 活 →

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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