依赖性

依賴性

yīlàixìng

noun #36,284

Meanings

1 dependence
2 dependency
3 addictive nature

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Examples

这种药物有很强的依赖性。

Zhè zhǒng yàowù yǒu hěn qiáng de yīlàixìng.

This drug has a strong addictive nature.

孩子对手机的依赖性越来越大。

Háizi duì shǒujī de yīlàixìng yuè lái yuè dà.

Children's dependency on phones is growing.

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grammar

X+性 (xìng) turns a verb or adjective into an abstract -ness/-ity noun: 可能性 (possibility), 安全性 (safety), 灵活性 (flexibility). 依赖 'to rely on' + 性 = 'the property of being dependent'. In medicine and software, equates exactly to English 'dependency'.

Stroke Order

依 yī

赖 lài

性 xìng