Chinese word

积极性

Pronunciation

Pinyinjī jí xìng

Meaning

  • nouninitiative

Example

他很有积极性，总是主动帮忙。tā hěn yǒu jī jí xìng zǒng shì zhǔ dòng bāng máng

He has plenty of initiative and always volunteers to help.

Illustration for 积极性 (initiative)

More examples

老师想办法提高学生的学习积极性。lǎo shī xiǎng bàn fǎ tí gāo xué shēng de xué xí jī jí xìng

The teacher is finding ways to increase the students' enthusiasm for learning.

Core concept

An active willingness that supports joining, contributing, and moving shared work ahead.

Common phrases

  • 提高积极性tí gāo jī jí xìng

    increase enthusiasm

  • 工作积极性gōng zuò jī jí xìng

    enthusiasm for work

  • 学习积极性xué xí jī jí xìng

    enthusiasm for learning

Similar words

主动性zhǔ dòng xìng: The quality of taking action on one's own initiative without waiting to be asked.
热情rè qíng: Warm and eager involvement in a person, task, or activity.
动力dòng lì: An inner force that encourages action and keeps a task moving forward.

Definition in Chinese

表示对某事物抱有参与和推动意愿的倾向，是描述热情与主动性的名词。biǎo shì duì mǒu shì wù bào yǒu cān yù hé tuī dòng yì yuàn de qīng xiàng shì miáo shù rè qíng yǔ zhǔ dòng xìng de míng cí

Word origin

积极性 (jījíxìng, "active willingness") uses 性 (xìng, "quality") to name the quality expressed by 积极 (jījí, "active and positive"), linking attitude with a tendency to take part and help.

Usage tips

  • This noun fits school, work, and community activities when the focus is a person's continuing attitude rather than one single helpful act.

Other meanings

  • positivitynoun
  • enthusiasmnoun

Opposites

  • 消极性xiāo jí xìngnegativitynoun
  • 被动性bèi dòng xìngpassivitynoun

Related words

  • 积极jī jípositiveadjective
  • 积极地jī jí dìpositivelyadverb

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