Chinese word

阳性

Pronunciation

Pinyinyáng xìng

Meaning

  • adjectivepositive

Example

化验结果是阳性。huà yàn jié guǒ shì yáng xìng

The test result is positive.

Illustration for 阳性 (positive)

More examples

他的抗体检测显示为阳性，医生建议复查。tā de kàng tǐ jiǎn cè xiǎn shì wèi yáng xìng yī shēng jiàn yì fù chá

His antibody test showed a positive result, and the doctor advised a retest.

Core concept

A marker places something on the yang side of a contrast: present or responsive rather than absent, or male rather than female.

Common phrases

  • 检测结果为阳性jiǎn cè jié guǒ wèi yáng xìng

    test results are positive

  • 血清抗体呈阳性xuè qīng kàng tǐ chéng yáng xìng

    serum antibodies test positive

Similar words

阴性yīn xìng: Indicates that testing has not found the substance being tested for or produced a reaction.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示检测结果为阳性，即在样本中能检出待测物或产生阳性反应的状态。yòng yú biǎo shì jiǎn cè jié guǒ wèi yáng xìng jí zài yàng běn zhōng néng jiǎn chū dài cè wù huò chǎn shēng yáng xìng fǎn yìng de zhuàng tài

Word origin

The compound 阳 (yáng, "bright yang principle") + 性 (xìng, "quality or sex") connects the yang side with an affirmative result and with the male category.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often hear "positive" as favorable, but a test label states what was found rather than whether the outcome is good, so context matters when interpreting it.

Other meanings

  • maleadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 阳性对照yáng xìng duì zhàopositive controlnoun
  • 阳性反应yáng xìng fǎn yìngpositive reactionnoun

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