慢性
Old HSK 6
慢性 (mànxìng) · chronic
慢性 (mànxìng) means “chronic; slow-acting”. It is written with 2 characters: 慢 (slow) + 性 (-ness (suffix for quality)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 慢性 is built
The characters
慢 màn · slow
What 慢 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 曼màn — long
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 又yòu — and
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 曼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
性 xìng · -ness (suffix for quality)
What 性 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他有慢性胃病。Tā yǒu mànxìng wèibìng.He has a chronic stomach problem.
慢性病要长期治疗。Mànxìng bìng yào chángqī zhìliáo.Chronic illnesses need long-term treatment.
Questions about 慢性
What does 慢性 mean?
慢性 (mànxìng) means “chronic; slow-acting”.
How do you pronounce 慢性?
慢性 is pronounced mànxìng.
Which HSK level is 慢性?
慢性 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 慢慢mànmànslowly
- 怠慢dàimànto neglect (a guest)
- 慢mànslow
- 个性gèxìngpersonality
- 性别xìngbiégender
- 性格xìnggépersonality
- 性质xìngzhìnature
- 记性jìxingmemory (ability to remember)
- 人性rénxìnghuman nature
- 任性rènxìngwilful
Learn 慢性 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 123: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.