适应性

適應性
shìyìngxìng
noun #31,620

Meanings

  1. 1 adaptability
  2. 2 flexibility
  3. 3 (quality of being) adaptive

Examples

Tā de shìyìngxìng hěn qiáng, dào nǎlǐ dōu néng hěn kuài róngrù.
His adaptability is strong — he fits in quickly wherever he goes.
Zhè zhǒng zhíwù duì gānhàn yǒu hěn hǎo de shìyìngxìng.
This plant has good adaptability to drought.

Tips

grammar
(xìng) is a productive abstract-noun suffix, like English "-ness / -ity." 适应 (shìyìng, to adapt) → 适应性 (adaptability). Same pattern: 灵活性 (flexibility), 安全性 (safety as a property), 可能性 (possibility).

Stroke Order

shì
yīng
xìng