定性 (dìng xìng) — (verb) to determine the nature or character of something (in science, law, etc.); (adjective) qualitative
Definition
As a verb, 定性 means to officially classify the nature of something (a case, a substance). The related adjective sense — qualitative (as in 定性分析) — describes analysis based on qualities rather than numbers.
verb
to determine the nature or character of something (in science, law, etc.)
adjective
qualitative
Examples
- 定性。Shí yàn shì xū yào duì zhè zhǒng wù zhì jìn xíng dìng xìng fēn xī.The lab needs to conduct a qualitative analysis of this substance.
- 。Zhè ge àn jiàn yǐ jīng dìng le xìng.This case has already been characterized.
- 定性。Wǒ men xū yào zuò yí gè dìng xìng píng gū lái què dìng fāng àn.We need to do a qualitative assessment to determine the plan.
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