阳性

陽性

yángxìng

noun HSK 7-9 #7,745

Meanings

1 positive (medical test result)
2 masculine (grammar)

Characters

positive; sun; yang

nature; property

Positive nature — a positive result (in medical testing)

Examples

他的检测结果是阳性。

Tā de jiǎncè jiéguǒ shì yángxìng.

His test result came back positive.

阳性患者需要隔离治疗。

Yángxìng huànzhě xūyào gélí zhìliáo.

Patients who test positive need to be isolated for treatment.

Tips

usage

In medical contexts, 阳性 means a positive result (disease detected) and 阴性 (yīnxìng) means negative. Remember: 阳 (positive/detected) is the bad news in medical testing.

Stroke Order

阳 yáng

性 xìng