恶性 (è xìng) — (medicine) malignant, cancerous; (of a cycle or competition) vicious, cutthroat, self-reinforcing in a negative way; (of economic trends) runaway, rapid and severe (decline, inflation)
Definition
恶性 is a technical/formal adjective, almost always paired with 循环 'vicious cycle' or 肿瘤 'malignant tumor'. For moral 'evil/wicked' use 邪恶; for fierce people or animals use 凶恶.
adjective
(medicine) malignantcancerous(of a cycle or competition) viciouscutthroatself-reinforcing in a negative way(of economic trends) runawayrapid and severe (decline, inflation)
Examples
- 恶性。Yī shēng fā xiàn tā de zhǒng liú shì è xìng de.The doctor found that his tumor was malignant.
- ，。Zhè ge gōng sī xiàn rù le è xìng xún huán, yuè zuò yuè chà.This company fell into a vicious circle, getting worse the more it did.
- 恶性。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài cǎi qǔ cuò shī fáng zhǐ è xìng tōng huò péng zhàng.The government is taking measures to prevent runaway inflation.
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