可靠性

kěkàoxìng

noun #32,914

Meanings

1 reliability
2 dependability

Characters

to lean on; to depend on

-ness; -ity (abstract noun suffix)

Examples

这款产品的可靠性很高。

Zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn de kěkàoxìng hěn gāo.

This product has very high reliability.

我们需要测试系统的可靠性。

Wǒmen xūyào cèshì xìtǒng de kěkàoxìng.

We need to test the reliability of the system.

Tips

grammar

可靠性 is built from the adjective 可靠 ('reliable') + the abstract-noun suffix 性 ('-ness, -ity'). The same pattern gives you 安全性 (safety), 稳定性 (stability), 实用性 (practicality), 必要性 (necessity) — extremely productive in technical and academic Chinese.

Stroke Order

可 kě

靠 kào

性 xìng