适应性

適應性

shìyìngxìng

noun #31,620

Meanings

1 adaptability
2 flexibility
3 (quality of being) adaptive

Characters

-ness / -ity (suffix)

Examples

他的适应性很强，到哪里都能很快融入。

Tā de shìyìngxìng hěn qiáng, dào nǎlǐ dōu néng hěnkuài róngrù.

His adaptability is strong — he fits in quickly wherever he goes.

这种植物对干旱有很好的适应性。

Zhèzhǒng zhíwù duì gānhàn yǒu hěn hǎode shìyìngxìng.

This plant has good adaptability to drought.

Tips

grammar

性 (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

适 shì

应 yīng

性 xìng