阳性

陽性

yángxìng

noun HSK 7-9 #7,745

Meanings

1 positive (medical test result)
2 masculine (grammar)

Characters

positive; sun; yang

nature; property

Positive nature - a positive result (in medical testing)

Examples

HSK 4

他的检测结果是阳性。

Tā de jiǎncè jiéguǒ shì yángxìng.

His test result came back positive.

HSK 7-9

阳性患者需要隔离治疗。

Yángxìng huànzhě xūyào gélí zhìliáo.

Patients who test positive need to be isolated for treatment.

Tips

usage

In medical contexts, 阳性 means a positive result (disease detected) and 阴性 means negative. Remember: 阳 (positive/detected) is the bad news in medical testing.

Stroke Order

阳 yáng

性 xìng