Chinese

性能

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/
function; capacity (of a machine)
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese性 “nature; character; personality”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆/颗 m; 個/个 c; 粒 mn)”
    • soundChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
      • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
      • ideaChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese能 “a kind of bear”

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