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针对性 (zhēn duì xìng) — targetedness, specificity, relevance to a particular issue or group

Definition

A nominal suffix meaning 'targeted, specific' — describes actions, plans, or content aimed at a particular group or problem. Often paired with 强 (strong) or 有 (have).

noun
targetedness, specificity, relevance to a particular issue or group

Examples

  • 针对性，。
    Zhè ge fāng àn de zhēn duì xìng hěn qiáng, jiě jué le wǒ men de hé xīn wèn tí.
    This plan is highly targeted and solved our core problem.
  • 针对性，。
    Jiào xué yào yǒu zhēn duì xìng, bù néng duì suǒ yǒu xué shēng yòng yí yàng de fāng fǎ.
    Teaching needs to be targeted; you can't use the same method for all students.
  • 针对性，。
    Guǎng gào de zhēn duì xìng yuè qiáng, xiào guǒ jiù yuè hǎo.
    The more targeted the advertisement, the better the results.

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.

针对aim at
针zhēnneedle对duìtoward
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngquality

针 suggests a needle pointing, 对 means toward, and 性 gives the quality of being aimed at.

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 針; 针 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
釒Written in full as金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
十
十shí針zhēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 針 puts 釒, the metal side, beside 十, which gives the sound; 针 is a simplified shorthand.

Open 针 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 對; 对 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 對, the shape comes from an early drawing of 丵 (a digging tool), 土 (earth), and 又 (a hand); it may have meant developing land.

Open 对 →

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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