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一次性

yī cì xìng

HSK 3.0 level 5 3-character word

一次性 (yī cì xìng) means "one-off (offer); one-time; single-use". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一次性 means

1. one-off (offer)
2. one-time
3. single-use
4. disposable (goods)

The characters in 一次性

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc)
• 性xìngnature; character; property

Example sentences

• 虽然喝多点水对身体有好处，但是一次性喝太多水也是不好的。
  Suīrán hē duōdiǎn shuǐ duì shēntǐ yǒu hǎochu, dànshì yīcìxìng hē tài duō shuǐ yě shì bù hǎo de.
  Drinking lots of water is good for you, sure, but one can't drink that much water at once.

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