开放性

開放性

kāifàngxìng

noun #30,525

Meanings

1 openness
2 open-endedness
3 (of a question, system, wound) being open

Characters

to release; to let out

-ness; nature; quality

Examples

这是一道开放性的问题，答案不止一个。

Zhè shì yī dào kāifàngxìng de wèntí, dá'àn bùzhǐ yīgè.

This is an open-ended question — there's more than one answer.

中国经济的开放性不断提高。

Zhōngguó jīngjì de kāifàngxìng bùduàn tígāo.

The openness of China's economy keeps increasing.

Tips

usage

开放 ("to open up") + 性 ("-ness"). Wide range: 开放性问题 (open-ended question, in education), 开放性骨折 (open fracture, in medicine), 经济开放性 (economic openness), 开放性结局 (open-ended ending, in film criticism). The 性 suffix turns adjectives/verbs into abstract nouns, like English "-ness" or "-ity."

Stroke Order

开 kāi

放 fàng

性 xìng