品性

pǐnxìng

noun #31,149

Meanings

1 moral character
2 nature; disposition
3 personal qualities

Characters

quality; character

nature; disposition

Examples

他品性正直，值得信赖。

Tā pǐnxìng zhèngzhí, zhíde xìnlài.

He has an upright character and is trustworthy.

用人首先看品性。

Yòngrén shǒuxiān kàn pǐnxìng.

When hiring, you look first at character.

Tips

usage

品性 emphasizes moral qualities and inborn disposition. Compare 品格 (pǐngé, moral standing/integrity, more formal), 性格 (xìnggé, personality/temperament, more neutral), 品德 (pǐndé, virtue/ethics). 品性 sits between 品德 (ethics) and 性格 (personality) — 'the moral cast of one's character'.

Stroke Order

品 pǐn

性 xìng