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连续性 (lián xù xìng) — continuity; continuousness

Definition

noun
continuitycontinuousness

Examples

  • 连续性，。
    Zhè ge gù shi de lián xù xìng hěn qiáng, dú zhě hěn róng yì gēn shàng.
    This story has strong continuity, so readers can easily follow it.
  • 连续性。
    Jīng jì fā zhǎn de lián xù xìng duì yú shè huì wěn dìng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    The continuity of economic development is very important for social stability.
  • 连续性，。
    Wǒ men quē fá lián xù xìng de nǔ lì, suǒ yǐ xiàng mù shī bài le.
    We lacked continuous effort, so the project failed.

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.

连续continuous
连liánconnect续xùcontinue
联合Coordinate
性xìngquality

连续 means continuous, and 性 adds the sense of a quality, giving continuity.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

  • 辶辵chuòto walk
  • 車車jūchariot

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

Open 连 →

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 續; 续 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧶠
𧶠𧶠續xù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 續 pairs 糸 (rope) with 𧶠 as the sound part; the simplified 续 is a later abbreviation.

Open 续 →

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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