集体性 (jí tǐ xìng) — collective nature, collectivity, group-oriented character

Definition

Noun meaning the quality of being collective or group-oriented — the opposite of something individualistic. Often used in academic or formal writing to describe shared behavior, memory, or decision-making.

noun
collective naturecollectivitygroup-oriented character

Examples

  • 集体性，。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de jí tǐ xìng hěn qiáng, měi gè rén dōu yào cān yù.
    This project has a strong collective nature; everyone needs to participate.
  • 集体性。
    Tā men yán jiū le zāi nàn zhōng de jí tǐ xìng xíng wéi.
    They studied collective behavior during disasters.
  • 集体性。
    jí tǐ xìng Jì yì duì wén huà chuán chéng hěn zhòng yào.
    Collective memory is very important for cultural transmission.

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.

集体collective
集jígather体tǐbody
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngquality

集体 stands for a group, and 性 gives the sense of its quality or character.

Characters in this word

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

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

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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