过敏性

過敏性

guòmǐnxìng

adjective #24,455

Meanings

1 allergic
2 hypersensitive

Characters

excessive / to pass / over-

sensitive / quick

-ness / nature / characteristic suffix

Examples

她患有过敏性鼻炎。

Tā huànyǒu guòmǐnxìng bíyán.

She has allergic rhinitis.

过敏性反应可能非常危险。

Guòmǐnxìng fǎnyìng kěnéng fēicháng wēixiǎn.

Allergic reactions can be very dangerous.

Tips

usage

过敏性 is used as an attributive modifier before a noun, most commonly in medical contexts: 过敏性哮喘 (allergic asthma), 过敏性皮炎 (allergic dermatitis). The root 过敏 alone means 'to be allergic' or 'to have an allergy'.

Stroke Order

过 guò

敏 mǐn

性 xìng