毒性

dúxìng

noun #8,484

Meanings

1 toxicity; poisonous nature
2 virulence

Characters

poison; toxic; venom

nature; property; characteristic

Examples

这种蘑菇的毒性很强。

Zhèzhǒng mógū de dúxìng hěn qiáng.

This type of mushroom is highly toxic.

科学家在研究这种化学物质的毒性。

Kēxuéjiā zài yánjiū zhèzhǒng huàxué wùzhì de dúxìng.

Scientists are studying the toxicity of this chemical substance.

低毒性的药物更安全。

Dī dúxìng de yàowù gèng ānquán.

Low-toxicity drugs are safer.

Tips

grammar

The 性 suffix turns a quality into an abstract property: 毒 (poison) → 毒性 (toxicity), 弹 (elastic) → 弹性 (elasticity), 酸 (sour) → 酸性 (acidity). This is a very productive pattern in scientific Chinese.

Stroke Order

毒 dú

性 xìng