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conduct; grade; thing conduct; grade; thing; product; good |
sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
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Pronunciation
Noun
品性
- moral character; nature; personality
誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
- Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán.
- Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.
Synonyms
- 人品 (rénpǐn)
- 人格 (réngé)
- 品德 (pǐndé)
- 品格 (pǐngé)
- 品行 (pǐnxíng)
- 品質／品质 (pǐnzhì)
- 履行 (lǚxíng) (literary)
- 持守 (chíshǒu) (literary)
- 操守 (cāoshǒu)
- 操持 (cāochí)
- 操行 (cāoxíng) (usually of a student at school)
- 行止 (xíngzhǐ) (literary)
- 誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
- 質地／质地 (zhìdì)
- 骨 (figurative)
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
品性 • (hinsei)
- character, personality