恶 è
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恶性
èxìng
malignant; vicious
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 低价竞争一旦形成恶性循环，整个行业都会失去创新动力。 Dījià jìngzhēng yídàn xíngchéng èxìng xúnhuán, zhěnggè hángyè dōu huì shīqù chuàngxīn dònglì. Once low-price competition forms a vicious cycle, the whole industry will lose the drive to innovate.
- 医生说这个肿瘤不是恶性的，不用担心。 Yīshēng shuō zhège zhǒngliú bú shì èxìng de, búyòng dānxīn. The doctor said this tumour is not malignant, so there is no need to worry.
- 两家饭店因为恶性竞争，最后都亏了钱。 Liǎng jiā fàndiàn yīnwèi èxìng jìngzhēng, zuìhòu dōu kuī le qián. Because of vicious competition, both restaurants ended up losing money.
Related words
- 恶心 ěxin nauseous; disgusting
- 恶劣 èliè bad, vile
- 丑恶 chǒu'è ugly; vile; evil
- 恶 è evil; wicked; bad
- 恶化 èhuà to worsen; to deteriorate
- 恶意 èyì malice; malicious intent
- 恶作剧 èzuòjù prank; practical joke
- 可恶 kěwù hateful; odious
- 邪恶 xié'è evil; wicked
- 凶恶 xiōng'è vicious; ferocious; evil-looking
- 厌恶 yànwù to loathe; to detest
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality