Chinese word

恶性

Pronunciation

Pinyinè xìng

Meaning

  • adjectivemalignant

Example

医生说这是恶性病变。yī shēng shuō zhè shì è xìng bìng biàn

The doctor says this is a malignant lesion.

Illustration for 恶性 (malignant)

More examples

影像学检查提示肿瘤已发生恶性转移。yǐng xiàng xué jiǎn chá tí shì zhǒng liú yǐ fā shēng è xìng zhuǎn yí

Imaging shows that the tumor has developed malignant metastases.

Core concept

A harmful tendency that spreads damage or makes a situation worse.

Common phrases

  • 恶性病变è xìng bìng biàn

    malignant lesion

  • 恶性转移è xìng zhuǎn yí

    malignant metastasis

Similar words

严重yán zhòng: Reaching a high level of seriousness or causing effects that may lead to grave results if ignored.
危险wēi xiǎn: Likely to cause an accident or harm, so caution and action are needed.
有害yǒu hài: Causing harm to health or the environment.
恶劣è liè: Describing very bad conditions or conduct that can spread harmful effects.

Definition in Chinese

指具有危害性、可能导致严重后果或使事态恶化的性质，可用于描述行为、事件或竞争，在医学上特指易侵袭或转移的肿瘤。zhǐ jù yǒu wēi hài xìng kě néng dǎo zhì yán zhòng hòu guǒ huò shǐ shì tài è huà de xìng zhì kě yòng yú miáo shù xíng wéi shì jiàn huò jìng zhēng zài yī xué shàng tè zhǐ yì qīn xí huò zhuǎn yí de zhǒng liú

Word origin

恶 (è, "bad or harmful") + 性 (xìng, "nature or quality") gives the word its sense of an inherently damaging tendency, which also describes tumors that invade or spread.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word sounds formal and is most natural in medical, news, and institutional contexts, not as the usual label for a person's bad temper.

Other meanings

  • viciousadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 恶性肿瘤è xìng zhǒng liúmalignant tumornoun

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