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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

性格

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xìng gé

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Personality/ˌpɜːr.səˈnæl.ə.t̬i/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #950 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的性格非常开朗。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.

    "Her vibrant personality makes her the center of attention at every social gathering."
  2. 2

    A famous person, especially in entertainment or sports.

    "Several television personalities attended the charity gala last night."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'personalitas', stemming from 'persona' (meaning actor's mask or character), which entered Middle English via Old French 'personalité' in the late 14th century. Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting legal status or theatrical persona to encompassing the entire complex of emotional, behavioral, and intellectual characteristics of an individual.

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