象征性
xiàng zhēng xìng
Pinyin

Definition

象征性
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xiàng zhēng xìng
  1. symbolic
  2. emblem
  3. token

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人性
rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
印象
yìn xiàng
  1. 1 impression
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
对象
duì xiàng
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 partner
  4. 4 boyfriend
  5. 5 girlfriend
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
性
xìng
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 character
  3. 3 property
  4. 4 quality
  5. 5 attribute
  6. 6 sexuality
  7. 7 sex
  8. 8 gender
  9. 9 suffix forming adjective from verb
  10. 10 suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
  11. 11 essence
  12. 12 CL:個|个[gè]
性感
xìng gǎn
  1. 1 sex appeal
  2. 2 eroticism
  3. 3 sexuality
  4. 4 sexy
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
想象
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
感性
gǎn xìng
  1. 1 perception
  2. 2 perceptual
  3. 3 sensibility
  4. 4 sensitive
  5. 5 emotional
  6. 6 sentimental
气象
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
现象
xiàn xiàng
  1. 1 phenomenon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
  3. 3 appearance
理性
lǐ xìng
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 rationality
  3. 3 rational
男性
nán xìng
  1. 1 the male sex
  2. 2 a male
异性
yì xìng
  1. 1 the opposite sex
  2. 2 of the opposite sex
  3. 3 heterosexual
  4. 4 different in nature
象
xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 form
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 to imitate
一次性
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)

Idioms (16)

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
含商咀徵
hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
含宫咀徵
hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
  1. 1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
  2. 2 good habits come by long assimilation
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
  1. 1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
  1. 1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

其次，对于年轻人来说，租住在养老院里服务老人，不仅做了有意义的志愿活动，而且象征性的三百元房租大大节省了生活成本，这也调动了他们志愿服务老人的积极性，从而形成一种可持续的志愿行为。
qícì ，duìyú niánqīngrén láishuō ，zūzhù zài yǎnglǎoyuàn lǐ fúwù lǎorén ，bùjǐn zuò le yǒu yìyì de zhìyuàn huódòng ，érqiě xiàngzhēngxìng de sān bǎi yuán fángzū dàdà jiéshěng le shēnghuó chéngběn ，zhè yě diàodòng le tāmen zhìyuàn fúwù lǎorén de jījíxìng ，cóngér xíngchéng yīzhǒng kě chíxù de zhìyuàn xíngwéi 。
Secondly, through meaningful volunteer work, young people can rent a room in a nursing home at a symbolic cost of 300 yuan rent which has greatly reduced their cost of living. This becomes a motivation for them thereby creating a sustainable voluntary behavior.
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不过说真的，红包就是个象征性的东西嘛，讨个吉利，包多包少，没人介意的。
bùguò shuōzhēnde ，hóngbāo jiùshì gè xiàngzhēngxìng de dōngxi ma ，tǎo ge jílì ，bāo duō bāo shǎo ，méi rén jièyì de 。
But to be frank, red envelopes are just symbolic, they're just for luck, no one really cares how much you put in.
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