Chinese word

耐性

Pronunciation

Pinyinnài xìng

Meaning

  • nounresistance

Example

这个病毒对疫苗产生了耐性。zhè ge bìng dú duì yì miáo chǎn shēng le nài xìng

This virus has developed resistance to the vaccine.

Illustration for 耐性 (resistance)

More examples

研究表明，这种耐性可能与基因突变有关。yán jiū biǎo míng zhè zhǒng nài xìng kě néng yǔ jī yīn tū biàn yǒu guān

Research shows that this resistance may be related to genetic mutations.

Core concept

The degree to which an organism, material, or system keeps its function under stress from outside.

Common phrases

  • 获得耐性huò dé nài xìng

    acquire resistance

  • 耐性细菌nài xìng xì jūn

    resistant bacteria

  • 耐性机制nài xìng jī zhì

    resistance mechanism

Similar words

抵抗力dǐ kàng lì: The power to guard against an outside effect and remain largely unaffected.
耐久性nài jiǔ xìng: A quality of staying useful and keeping its form despite time, wear, or repeated stress.

Definition in Chinese

对外来作用具有抵抗或容忍能力，能减轻损伤或保持稳定状态的性质。duì wài lái zuò yòng jù yǒu dǐ kàng huò róng rěn néng lì néng jiǎn qīng sǔn shāng huò bǎo chí wěn dìng zhuàng tài de xìng zhì

Word origin

耐性 (nàixìng, "resistance; tolerance") is built from 耐 (nài, "endure") and 性 (xìng, "quality"), linking the word to an enduring capacity.

Usage tips

  • Natural conversation often identifies both the subject and the challenge, since saying only that something has this property may leave the meaning incomplete.

Other meanings

  • tolerancenoun

Opposites

  • 敏感性mín gǎn xìngsensitivitynoun
  • 脆弱性cuì ruò xìngvulnerabilitynoun

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