Chinese word

阴性

Pronunciation

Pinyinyīn xìng

Meaning

  • adjectivenegative

Example

核酸检测结果是阴性。hé suān jiǎn cè jié guǒ shì yīn xìng

The nucleic acid test result is negative.

Illustration for 阴性 (negative)

More examples

复检仍呈阴性。fù jiǎn réng chéng yīn xìng

The retest was still negative.

Core concept

A test result that stays on the no-detection side of a positive-negative scale.

Common phrases

  • 检测结果为阴性jiǎn cè jié guǒ wèi yīn xìng

    test result is negative

  • 呈阴性chéng yīn xìng

    test negative

  • 阴性样本yīn xìng yàng běn

    negative sample

Similar words

阳性yáng xìng: Describing a test result in which the target substance was found.

Definition in Chinese

在医学或检验中表示检测结果未发现目标物质、判定为否定的状态。zài yī xué huò jiǎn yàn zhōng biǎo shì jiǎn cè jié guǒ wèi fā xiàn mù biāo wù zhì pàn dìng wéi fǒu dìng de zhuàng tài

Word origin

In 阴性 (yīnxìng, "negative"), 阴 (yīn, "yin; the dark side") marks the opposite side of a contrast and 性 (xìng, "state") turns that idea into a condition or status.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate negative with an unwanted attitude, but in medical Chinese it classifies the test finding and does not describe the person's mood or character.

Opposites

Related words

  • 阴性反应yīn xìng fǎn yìngnegative reactionnoun
  • 阴性率yīn xìng lǜnegative ratenoun

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