一般性 (yī bān xìng) — generality; commonality; universality

Definition

A noun meaning 'general character / generality', typically used as an attributive or after 在…上 (e.g. 一般性讨论 'general discussion'). Not a person-noun; do not confuse with 一般 as an adjective ('ordinary').

noun
generalitycommonalityuniversality

Examples

  • 一般性
    Zhè ge wèn tí jù yǒu yī bān xìng, xū yào cóng zhěng tǐ shàng kǎo lǜ.
    This issue has a generality that needs to be considered as a whole.
  • 一般性
    Tā de huí dá tài yī bān xìng le, méi yǒu gěi chū jù tǐ de fāng àn.
    His answer was too general and didn't give a specific plan.
  • 一般性
    Wǒ men bù néng zhī tíng liú zài yī bān xìng de tǎo lùn shàng, yào shēn rù xì jié.
    We can't just stay at the level of general discussion; we need to go into details.

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