- 急性子 jíxìngzi impetuous personAn impatient or excitable person; someone with a quick temper or who acts without thinking.
- 使性子 shǐxìngzi to lose one's temperto become angry; to be temperamental or stubborn; to act out on a whim
- 直性子 zhíxìngzi forthrightstraightforward in nature; candid
- 慢性子 mànxìngzi slow-temperedHaving a slow, easygoing, or phlegmatic temperament; often used to describe someone who is sluggish or takes their time in doing things.
- 烈性子 lièxìngzi fiery dispositiona fiery disposition; a fierce or stubborn temperament
- 闹性子 nàoxìngzi to throw a tantrumto lose one's temper or get angry; used in informal speech
- 逞性子 chěngxìngzi willful and impulsiveTo act according to one's own whims; to be wayward, impulsive, or to lose one's temper.
- 暴性子 bàoxìngzi irascible tempera hot temper or impatient personality that is easily provoked
- 二性子 èrxìngzi intersex person, bisexual personAn intersex person or hermaphrodite (historically also used for a bisexual person); also known as [[阴阳人|陰陽人|yin1 yang2 ren2]], [[两性人|兩性人|liang3 xing4 ren2]], or [[二形人|二形人|er4 xing2 ren2]]
- 左性子 zuǒxìngzi stubbornnessa stubborn, peevish, or cantankerous disposition; a quirky and difficult temperament
- 一冲性子 yīchōngxìngzi on impulseto act on the spur of the moment or on a sudden whim
- 火性子 huǒxìngzi hot temper(colloquial) a bad or fiery temper; fieriness
- 煞性子 shāxìngzi to vent angerto vent one's frustration or anger, often by taking it out on an innocent party
- 牛性子 niúxìngzi stubbornnessa stubborn or obstinate temperament; mulishness