[xìng zhì]
properties; quality; character; nature; description; fumblingness; quale; -ity; -ty; -ency; -ence; -ness
a matter a very serious nature
性质很严重的问题
a change in nature
性质的变化
the chemical properties of iron
铁的化学性质
the nature of atomic energy
原子能的性质
the properties of nature
自然的性质