全球性

quánqiúxìng

adjective #21,147

Meanings

1 global
2 worldwide
3 of a global nature

Characters

complete / whole

nature / quality / suffix indicating a property

Examples

HSK 4

气候变化是一个全球性问题。

Qìhòu biànhuà shì yígè quánqiúxìng wèntí.

Climate change is a global problem.

HSK 7-9

这场疫情已经演变成全球性危机。

Zhè chǎng yìqíng yǐjīng yǎnbiàn chéng quánqiúxìng wēijī.

This epidemic has evolved into a global crisis.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 性 (-xìng) nominalizes or adjectivizes a concept, meaning 'of the nature of'. 全球性 = 全球 (the whole world) + 性 (nature/quality of), so literally 'of a worldwide nature'.

Stroke Order

全 quán

球 qiú

性 xìng