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Word + 性 (-ness / -ity)
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How safe is it?
- A report compares two electric cars on several qualities.
- this这section款war chariot (archaic)车(modifier / structural particle)的security安全性very很high高。 — "This car's safety is very high."
Word + nature性 = -ness, -ity
- nature性 turns a word into an abstract quality noun: safe安全 → security安全性 (safety), important重要 → importance重要性 (importance), maybe / possible可能 → possibility可能性 (possibility).
- It is common in formal writing, reports and science.
this matter's这件事的importance重要性。

Complete: “the importance of this matter” 这件事的重要____
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重要 + 性 = importance.
Describing and comparing qualities
- rain下雨(modifier / structural particle)的possibility可能性very很big大。 — "The chance of rain is high."
- this这个to work工作(modifier / structural particle)的flexibility灵活性fairly / rather比较variant of 强强。 — "This job is fairly flexible."
rain下雨的possibility可能性very很big大。
下雨的可能性很大 means “rain is very likely”.
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可能性很大 = high probability.
A noun, not an adjective
- Word + nature性 is a noun: describe it with high高 / big大 / variant of 强强: security安全性very很high高, not very很security安全性.
- Not every word takes nature性; learn the common ones: zeal积极性, importance重要性, necessity必要性, possibility可能性.
Which is correct?
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Word + 性 is a noun, described with 高.
nature性 versus to estimate度
- to estimate度 also forms quality nouns, often measurable: speed速度 (speed), difficulty难度 (difficulty), temperature温度 (temperature).
- nature性 is for abstract properties: security安全性, necessity必要性.
this这(measure word)道question题的difficulty难度very很high大。
Match each word to its meaning.
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性 forms abstract properties; 度 measurable ones.
Recap
- Word + nature性 = an abstract quality noun (security安全性, importance重要性, possibility可能性); describe it with high高 / big大 / variant of 强强.
- to estimate度 forms measurable qualities (speed速度, difficulty难度).
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Nouns.
A report compares two electric cars on several qualities. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.