腐蚀性

腐蝕性

fǔshíxìng

adjective #30,915

Meanings

1 corrosive
2 corrosiveness
3 corrupting influence (figurative)

Characters

rotten; decayed

to erode; to eat away

nature; quality (suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

这种酸有很强的腐蚀性。

Zhèzhǒng suān yǒu hěn qiáng de fǔshíxìng.

This acid is highly corrosive.

HSK 5

处理腐蚀性化学品时要戴手套。

Chǔlǐ fǔshíxìng huàxuépǐn shí yào dài shǒutào.

Wear gloves when handling corrosive chemicals.

HSK 7-9

腐败思想对青年有腐蚀性。

Fǔbài sīxiǎng duì qīngnián yǒu fǔshíxìng.

Corrupt ideas have a corrosive effect on young people.

Tips

usage

腐蚀性 covers both the literal sense (acid eating through metal) and a figurative one (ideas or money 'corroding' a person's character). The suffix 性 (xìng, 'nature/quality') turns the verb 腐蚀 'to corrode' into a property - common pattern: verb + 性 = '-ive/-ness' adjective/noun.

Stroke Order

腐 fǔ

蚀 shí

性 xìng