德性

déxing / déxìng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a contemptible manner; a sorry sight
  2. 2 revolting behavior

Examples

HSK 3
Tā yì hē jiǔ jiù zhè déxing.
He gets like this every time he drinks.
HSK 5
Tā nà fù déxing zhēn ràng rén shòubuliǎo.
His whole attitude is just unbearable.
HSK 6
Qiáo nǐ nà déxing!
Just look at the state of you!

Tips

mistakes
Same two characters as 德性, moral character, but here the second syllable is toneless and the meaning is the opposite of praise. If the sentence is mocking how someone looks or behaves, the reading is déxing.
register
Rude and mocking, said about someone you are looking down on. It normally follows or with the measure word , so the shape you hear most is that pattern plus the noun. Never aim it at someone you are being polite to.

Stroke Order

xìng