性格
xìng géㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄜˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: TÍNH CÁCH
Traditional: 性格
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(noun)
nature; disposition; temperament; character
Measure words: 个
Examples
她性格很开朗。
tā xìng gé hěn kāi lǎng.
She has a very cheerful personality.
我们俩性格不一样。
wǒ men liǎ xìng gé bù yí yàng.
We have different personalities.
性格决定一个人的很多选择。
xìng gé jué dìng yí gè rén de hěn duō xuǎn zé.
Personality shapes many of a person's choices.
Easily confused
- 脾气 — 性格 is overall personality; 脾气 is temper (发脾气 = lose one's temper).
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Stroke order
TÍNH · 8 strokes
nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence
CÁCH · 10 strokes
square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to stud
Related words
- 性别 xìng bié — gender; sex
- 个性 gè xìng — individuality; personality
- 性质 xìng zhì — nature; characteristic
- 性感 xìng gǎn — sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy
- 人性 rén xìng — human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes
- 性命 xìng mìng — life
- 性能 xìng néng — function; performance; behavior
- 弹性 tán xìng — flexibility; elasticity