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  *性* | 性* | *性
nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
nature (the natural world)
HSK 2
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  *品* | 品* | *品
(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods / (bound form) grade; rank / kind; type; variety / character; disposition; nature; temperament / to taste sth; to sample / to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute)
HSK 5
nature / characteristic / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
nature / disposition / temperament / character / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
nature / natural / naturally
HSK 3
true nature; original state / true to one's nature; genuine and unpretentious
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  *素* | 素* | *素
raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever
HSK 7-9
every manifestation of nature
human nature / humanity / human / the totality of human attributes
HSK 7-9
natural instincts / nature / inherent quality
HSK 7-9
essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality
HSK 6
a mixture / an amalgam / fusion / welding together / to be in harmony with (nature) / to harmonize with / to fit in
HSK 6
to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
HSK 7-9
nature / the natural world
HSK 7-9
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex.
Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经)
blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
HSK 7-9
human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural
the opposite sex / of the opposite sex / heterosexual / different in nature
HSK 7-9
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  *质* | 质* | *质
character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
nature / innate tendency
HSK 7-9
nature / disposition / innate / natural
HSK 7-9
same nature / homosexual
nature / temperament
HSK 7-9
by nature / fundamentally / inherently
good-natured
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然
as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
dualism / two sided / double nature
one's nature / temperament
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
kindhearted / good-natured
to let nature take its course (idiom)
HSK 7-9
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
oneness of heaven and humanity / the theory that man is an integral part of nature
to comprehend (the nature of things etc) / to achieve enlightenment
from birth / by one's nature
nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 / Wolong giant panda nature reserve 臥龍大熊貓保護區|卧龙大熊猫保护区 in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan / Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳, Henan
Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原
sounds of nature
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature
to let things take their course (idiom) / to leave it to nature / laissez-faire
to determine the nature (of sth) / to determine the chemical composition (of a substance) / qualitative
(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
nature / characteristic / moral character
to sketch from nature / to do a still life drawing
to introspect / to examine oneself / (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
one's true nature (Buddhism)
natural phenomena of a seasonal nature
nature reserve
Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫
vinegar jar / (fig.) person of a jealous nature
assertiveness / combative nature
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain
to resemble nature itself / of the highest quality (idiom)
to need to answer the call of nature
spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals)
(Christianity) ministry (work of a spiritual or charitable nature)
(literary) Nature; the Creator
"human nature is evil", theory advocated by Xunzi 荀子
lit. to move mountains and drain seas / to transform nature
to become second nature / by nature
sinful nature
charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense
conduct and learning (of an individual) / moral nature and skill
floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
lit. human face, beastly heart (idiom) / fig. mild in appearance but malicious in nature
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
Mt Wuyi in Fujian / Wuyishan National Nature Reserve / see 武夷山市
(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然
nature (i.e. properties of sth) / character
good-natured / warm and generous / gentle
to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature
dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature
to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value
going with nature and the seasons (TCM)
Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
to change one's character or nature
to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself
source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves) / (cliché) lungs of the planet
nature and scenery
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
(idiom) nurture makes second nature / good habits come by long assimilation
body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
well-intentioned / good-natured / kindhearted
childish nature / infantile / juvenile / puerile

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