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突破性 (tū pò xìng) — (attributive adjective) breakthrough, groundbreaking, path-breaking

Definition

An attributive adjective meaning 'breakthrough, groundbreaking' — use it before a noun (突破性进展/成果) to highlight that something marks a major advance in its field.

adjective
(attributive adjective) breakthroughgroundbreakingpath-breaking

Examples

  • 突破性。
    Zhè xiàng yán jiū qǔ dé le tū pò xìng jìn zhǎn.
    This research has made breakthrough progress.
  • 突破性。
    Gōng sī tuī chū le yì kuǎn tū pò xìng chǎn pǐn.
    The company launched a groundbreaking product.
  • 突破性。
    Zhè zhǒng xīn liáo fǎ shì ái zhèng zhì liáo lǐng yù de tū pò xìng chéng guǒ.
    This new therapy is a breakthrough achievement in the field of cancer treatment.

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.

突破break through
突tūdash破pòbreak
补充Verb + complement
性xìngquality

突破 means break through, and 性 shows the quality of being so.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

突 shows 犬 (dog) under 穴 (cave; den), as a dog suddenly coming out of a den.

Open 突 →

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
石石shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
皮
皮pí破pò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

破 has 石 (stone) as its meaning part and 皮 as its sound part.

Open 破 →

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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