xí​xìng

habits

  • created sense approved 习性/習性 · xí​xìng · habits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    习性 / 習性

    xí​xìng

    habits

    habits and characteristics; a character or nature acquired through long-term practice, or the biological properties and behavioral patterns of an organism

    习 (literal) → 习/習 · xí · habit 性 (literal) → 性 · xìng · nature

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 习性/習性 · xí​xìng · to cultivate character — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    习性 / 習性

    xí​xìng

    to cultivate character

    (archaic) to cultivate one's character or moral nature through study and practice

    习 (literal) → 习/習 · xí · to practice 性 (literal) → 性 · xìng · nature

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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