恶性

è xìng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. malignant
2. wicked
3. vicious (circle)
4. producing evil
5. rapid (decline)
6. runaway (inflation)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 良性 liáng xìng 良性 liáng xìng positive (in its effect) 对疾病或情况的性质进行对比时: positive (in its effect)
• 善良 shàn liáng 善良 shàn liáng good and honest 描述人的品性时: good and honest

Related words

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• 邪恶 xié è 邪恶 xié è sinister 指人的品质或行为恶劣时: sinister

Synonyms

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• 凶恶 xiōng è 凶恶 xiōng è fierce 形容人或动物非常可怕、狠毒时: fierce

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in fixed terms like 恶性循环 (vicious cycle), 恶性肿瘤 (malignant tumor), 恶性通货膨胀 (runaway inflation).

Common mistakes

恶性 is for abstract situations (恶性循环), not to describe a person’s character; for a wicked person use 邪恶 or 凶恶.

Words Containing 恶性

• 恶性循环 恶性循环 è xìng xún huán: vicious circle
• 恶性瘤 恶性瘤 è xìng liú: malignant tumor
• 恶性疟原虫 恶性疟原虫 è xìng nüe4 yuán chóng: plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite)
• 恶性肿瘤 恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú: malignant tumor
• 恶性转移 恶性转移 è xìng zhuǎn yí: (medicine) metastasis
• 恶性通货膨胀 恶性通货膨胀 è xìng tōng huò péng zhàng: hyperinflation

Child Words of 恶性

• 性 性 xìng: characteristic
• 恶 恶 è: evil
• 恶 恶 wù: to hate