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特征

tè zhēng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 特徵

特征 (tè zhēng) means "characteristic, distinguishing feature". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 特征 means

1. characteristic
2. diagnostic property
3. distinctive feature
4. trait

The characters in 特征

• 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished
• 征zhēngjourney; trip; expedition

Example sentences

• 俄语动词的一个特征是存在体的范畴。
  A special feature of verbs in the Russian language is the presence of the category of aspect.
• 变性者需要不断服用激素来维持性别特征吗？
  Do transgender people need to continuously use hormones to maintain their sexual characteristics?
• 在台湾，季节的变化越来越不明显。短春与短秋逐渐成为现在四季的特征。
  Zài Táiwān, jìjié de biànhuà yuèláiyuè bù míngxiǎn. duǎn chūn yǔ duǎn qiū zhújiàn chéngwéi xiànzài sìjì de tèzhēng.
  In Taiwan, the differences between the four seasons have become less and less obvious. A short spring and autumn have gradually become part of the features of the four seasons.

Words starting with 特征

• 特征值tè zhēng zhí(math) eigenvalue
• 特征向量tè zhēng xiàng liàng(math) eigenvector
• 特征联合tè zhēng lián hécharacteristic binding

Words containing 特征

• 临床特征lín chuáng tè zhēngclinical characteristic; diagnostic trait

Where 特征 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Special Traits & Characteristics (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tè zhēng correctly.
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