性 (sing3) — a quality or property in Cantonese
sing˗₃性Mandarin Pinyin: xing4
Meaning of 性
nouna quality or property
nounsex
nounnature; character; natural property; disposition; temper
Example Sentences with 性
你好記性。
You have a good memory.
我越老越冇記性。
As I get older, I get more forgetful.
saangˉ¹生sing˗₃性diˉ¹啲laaˉ¹啦!
Behave yourself!
他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.
〝先進〞係咩詞性呀？／係一個形容詞
What part of speech does "先進" belong to? / It's an adjective.
Words Containing 性
技術性gei6 seot6 sing3
technical, technological
放射性碘fong3 se6 sing3 din2
radioactive iodine
彈性繃帶daan6 sing3 bang1 daai2
an elastic bandage, an elastic wrap; a compression bandage
性質sing3 zat1
nature; quality; character; property
必要性bit1 jiu3 sing3
necessity
唔生性m4 saang1 sing3
not clear; not aware; no initiative; clueless | Mand.: 沒出息; 不懂事 | see 醒目
冇耳性mou5 ji5 sing3
forgetful; having a bad/poor/short memory
一致性jat1 zi3 sing3
consistency
促進感受性cuk1 zeon3 gam2 sau6 sing3
sensitization
率性seot1 sing3
one's natural disposition
先天性缺陷sin1 tin1 sing3 kyut3 haam6
birth defect
連貫性lin4 gun3 sing3
coherency
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