记性
jì xing
Pinyin

Definition

记性
 - 
jì xing
  1. memory (ability to retain information)

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
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity
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]
感性
gǎn xìng
  1. 1 perception
  2. 2 perceptual
  3. 3 sensibility
  4. 4 sensitive
  5. 5 emotional
  6. 6 sentimental
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
习惯性
xí guàn xìng
  1. 1 customary
一次性
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)
中性
zhōng xìng
  1. 1 neutral
代表性
dài biǎo xìng
  1. 1 representativeness
  2. 2 representative
  3. 3 typical
佛性
Fó xìng
  1. 1 Buddha nature
个性化
gè xìng huà
  1. 1 to personalize
  2. 2 to customize
  3. 3 customization
先天性
xiān tiān xìng
  1. 1 congenital
  2. 2 intrinsic
  3. 3 innateness
全国性
quán guó xìng
  1. 1 national

Idioms (6)

修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
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
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他的脑子也不小，但他的记性却不很精明，他的思想也不很细密。
tā de nǎozi yě bù xiǎo ，dàn tā de jìxing què bù hěn jīngmíng ，tā de sīxiǎng yě bù hěn xìmì 。
His head isn't particularly small - however - his memory isn't very good.
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妈你记性真好。
mā nǐ jìxing zhēn hǎo 。
Mom, you have a really good memory.
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是啊，好记性不如烂笔头嘛。
shì a ，hǎo jìxìng bùrú làn bǐtóu ma 。
Yeah. A good memory isn't as good as a bad pen.
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那要是买了这车，岂不是得天天给它充电？我这人没记性，隔三岔五地忘事。
nà mǎi le zhè chē ，qǐbùshì děi tiāntiān gěi tā chōngdiàn ？wǒ zhè rén méi jìxìng ，gésānchàwǔ de wàng shì 。
Well, then if I buy this car, do I have to charge the battery every day? I'm a forgetful guy and I often don't remember things.
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