(xìng, ㄒㄧㄥˋ) nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; surname; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence [CE-DICT]
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() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]