实质性

實質性

shízhìxìng

adjective #22,077

Meanings

1 substantive
2 substantial
3 of substance

Characters

real, solid, actual

substance, nature, quality

nature, quality, suffix forming adjectives

Examples

双方取得了实质性进展。

Shuāngfāng qǔdéle shízhìxìng jìnzhǎn.

Both sides made substantive progress.

谈判没有达成任何实质性协议。

Tánpàn méiyǒu dáchéng rènhé shízhìxìng xiéyì.

The negotiations did not reach any substantive agreement.

这次改革缺乏实质性内容。

Zhè cì gǎigé quēfá shízhìxìng nèiróng.

This reform lacks substantive content.

Tips

usage

实质性 is most common in formal, diplomatic, or journalistic contexts. 实质性进展 (substantive progress) and 实质性变化 (substantive change) are fixed collocations worth learning as units.

Stroke Order

实 shí

质 zhì

性 xìng