属性

屬性
shǔxìng
noun HSK 7-9 #28,564

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 attribute
  2. 2 property
  3. 3 characteristic

Characters

Literally 'belonging nature' - the inherent properties of something

Examples

HSK 4
Měizhǒng cáiliào dōu yǒu bùtóng de shǔxìng.
Each material has different properties.
HSK 5
Shuǐ jùyǒu liúdòng de shǔxìng.
Water has the property of fluidity.
HSK 6
Zhège juésè de gōngjī shǔxìng hěn gāo.
This character's attack attribute is very high.

Tips

usage
属性 is widely used in gaming (character stats/attributes), technology (file/object properties), and science (material properties). In everyday speech, 特点 (tèdiǎn) or 特性 (tèxìng) are more common for 'characteristic'.

Stroke Order

shǔ
xìng