性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
性价比
xìngjiàbǐ
cost-performance ratio
Characters in this word
价 jià
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 介 agent, go-between, intermediary
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
比 bǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 比 — to compare, liken
- Made of
- 匕 spoon, ladle 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 如果预算有限，这款电脑的性价比确实很高。 Rúguǒ yùsuàn yǒuxiàn, zhè kuǎn diànnǎo de xìngjiàbǐ quèshí hěn gāo. If your budget is limited, this computer really offers good value for money.
- 买手机的时候，我最看重的是性价比。 Mǎi shǒujī de shíhou, wǒ zuì kànzhòng de shì xìngjiàbǐ. When buying a phone, what I care about most is value for money.
- 这家餐厅环境好，菜也多，性价比很高，值得再来。 Zhè jiā cāntīng huánjìng hǎo, cài yě duō, xìngjiàbǐ hěn gāo, zhídé zài lái. This restaurant has a nice setting and many dishes, and it is great value, so it is worth coming back.
Related words
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality
- 性 xìng nature; quality
- 性别 xìngbié gender
- 性格 xìnggé personality; character
- 性质 xìngzhì nature; property
- 男性 nánxìng male
- 女性 nǚxìng woman; female
- 特性 tèxìng special feature
- 性能 xìngnéng performance
- 理性 lǐxìng rational, reasonable; reason
- 弹性 tánxìng elasticity
- 本性 běnxìng innate nature; true character