保护性 (bǎo hù xìng) — (noun) protective nature, the quality of being protective; (attributive) protective (used to modify nouns, e.g. measures, policies)

Definition

A nominalized form of 保护 ('to protect'), used to label a quality or modify a noun. As an attributive it means 'protective' (protective measures/policies); after 的 it refers to the abstract quality 'protectiveness'.

noun
protective naturethe quality of being protective
adjective
(attributive) protective (used to modify nouns, e.g. measures, policies)

Examples

  • 保护性
    Zhè zhǒng tú liào de bǎo hù xìng hěn qiáng, néng fáng zhǐ jīn shǔ shēng xiù.
    This paint has a strong protective nature; it can prevent metal from rusting.
  • 保护性
    Zhèng fǔ chū tái le yí xì liè bǎo hù xìng zhèng cè lái bǎo hù huán jìng.
    The government introduced a series of protective policies to protect the environment.
  • 保护性
    Zhuān jiā men zhèng zài yán jiū zhè zhǒng cái liào de bǎo hù xìng.
    Experts are studying the protective nature of this material.
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