腐蚀性

腐蝕性

fǔshíxìng

adjective #30,915

Meanings

1 corrosive
2 corrosiveness
3 (figurative) corrupting influence

Characters

rotten; decayed

to erode; to eat away

nature; quality (suffix)

Examples

这种酸有很强的腐蚀性。

Zhè zhǒng suān yǒu hěn qiáng de fǔshíxìng.

This acid is highly corrosive.

处理腐蚀性化学品时要戴手套。

Chǔlǐ fǔshíxìng huàxuépǐn shí yào dài shǒutào.

Wear gloves when handling corrosive chemicals.

腐败思想对青年有腐蚀性。

Fǔbài sīxiǎng duì qīngnián yǒu fǔshíxìng.

Corrupt ideas have a corrosive effect on young people.

Tips

usage

腐蚀性 covers both the literal sense (acid eating through metal) and a figurative one (ideas or money 'corroding' a person's character). The suffix 性 (xìng, 'nature/quality') turns the verb 腐蚀 'to corrode' into a property — common pattern: verb + 性 = '-ive/-ness' adjective/noun.

Stroke Order

腐 fǔ

蚀 shí

性 xìng