Chinese word

性情

Pronunciation

Pinyinxìng qíng

Meaning

  • nounpersonality

Example

我不太了解他的性情，需要多相处。wǒ bú tài liáo jiě tā de xìng qíng xū yào duō xiāng chǔ

I don't know his personality very well, so we need to spend more time together.

Illustration for 性情 (personality)

More examples

在压力下，人们的性情可能会显得更复杂。zài yā lì xià rén men de xìng qíng kě néng huì xiǎn de gèng fù zá

Under pressure, people's personalities may seem more complex.

Core concept

The way a person's feelings tend to arise and show themselves, shaping the person's manner of acting.

Common phrases

  • 性情复杂xìng qíng fù zá

    complex personality

  • 性情急躁xìng qíng jí zào

    irritable temperament

Similar words

性格xìng gé: A person's lasting patterns of behavior and thought.
脾气pí qì: A person's tendency to show anger or frustration, especially whether they lose patience easily.
气质qì zhì: A person's inborn manner and the calm or lively quality shown in their behavior.
情绪qíng xù: A person's temporary emotional state, such as happiness, anger, sadness, or fear.

Definition in Chinese

性情指人对外界的情感反应与气质特征，常带有情绪色彩并影响行为方式。xìng qíng zhǐ rén duì wài jiè de qíng gǎn fǎn yìng yǔ qì zhì tè zhēng cháng dài yǒu qíng xù sè cǎi bìng yíng xiǎng xíng wéi fāng shì

Word origin

性情 (xìngqíng, "personality") is formed from 性 (xìng, "nature") + 情 (qíng, "feeling"), linking a person's basic nature with the way feelings arise and are expressed.

Usage tips

  • For everyday descriptions, 性情 (xìngqíng, "emotional nature") is commonly used as the first part of a phrase followed by an adjective, rather than as a label for one temporary mood.

Other meanings

  • temperamentnoun
  • dispositionnoun

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