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良性

liáng xìng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • positive (in its effect)
  • leading to good consequences
  • virtuous
  • (medicine) benign (tumor etc)

Definition

指性质良好、不具破坏性或危害性的；医学上指肿瘤等非恶性的。

benign; having a good nature; not harmful; in medicine, not malignant.

Usage

常用于医学领域描述非恶性的疾病或肿瘤；也可用于描述事物的发展趋势是积极、良好的。

Often used in medical contexts to describe non-malignant conditions or tumors; also used to describe positive or favorable trends.

Examples

  • 1 医生告诉我这个肿瘤是良性的，不用担心。 (The doctor told me the tumor is benign, no need to worry.)
  • 2 这次会议的氛围是良性的，大家合作愉快。 (The atmosphere of this meeting was positive, everyone cooperated happily.)
  • 3 良性竞争有助于提高产品质量。 (Healthy competition helps improve product quality.)
  • 4 这种病通常是良性的，不会危及生命。 (This disease is usually benign and not life-threatening.)
  • 5 良性循环的建立对经济发展很重要。 (Establishing a virtuous cycle is important for economic development.)

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