破坏性

破壞性

pòhuàixìng

noun #17,982

Meanings

1 destructiveness
2 destructive (as modifier)

Characters

to destroy; to damage

nature; -ness (suffix)

Examples

这场台风具有极大的破坏性。

Zhè chǎng táifēng jùyǒu jídà de pòhuàixìng.

This typhoon has extremely great destructiveness.

破坏性的批评对团队没有好处。

Pòhuàixìng de pīpíng duì tuánduì méiyǒu hǎochù.

Destructive criticism does a team no good.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 性 turns adjectives/verbs into abstract nouns: 破坏 (destroy) → 破坏性 (destructiveness). Compare 创造性 (creativity), 可能性 (possibility).

Stroke Order

破 pò

坏 huài

性 xìng