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任性 rènxìng

任性 rènxìng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 任性 rènxìng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rènxìng | ren4 xing4
English translation
willful
headstrong
unruly

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Traditional form

任性 rènxìng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 任性 rènxìng

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Rèn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and rén represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

rén

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻壬

Number of Strokes

6
xìng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and shēng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shēng

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄生

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 任性 rènxìng

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任性 rènxìng 无要 jiù yào , lǎo shì tóng 周围 zhōuwéi de rén 闹别扭 nào biè niu .

She's hopelessly headstrong; she always gets up against people around her.

为什么 wèishénme yāo 宣传报道这个 zhè ge 行为 xíngwéi 任性 rènxìng 青春期 qīng chūn qī 未满 de 白痴 bái chī ne

Why give publicity to this self-indulgent, adolescent oaf?

任性 rènxìng Decomposition

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任性 rènxìng Compounds

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  • Rèn
    • píng , lìn , rěn , nèn , rèn , rèn , , , , , , , lìn , ,
  • xìng
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