历史性

歷史性

lìshǐxìng

adjective #12,407

Meanings

1 historic
2 of historical significance

Characters

to experience; to pass through

nature; quality; -ness

Examples

这是一个历史性的时刻。

Zhè shì yī gè lìshǐxìng de shíkè.

This is a historic moment.

两国签署了历史性的和平协议。

Liǎng guó qiānshǔle lìshǐxìng de hépíng xiéyì.

The two countries signed a historic peace agreement.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 性 (xìng) turns nouns into adjectives indicating a quality or nature: 历史 (history) → 历史性 (historic), 创造 (creation) → 创造性 (creative), 重要 (important) → 重要性 (importance/noun).

Stroke Order

历 lì

史 shǐ

性 xìng