yīn
阴性
negative (result); feminine (grammar)
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
negative (test result); non-reactive
technicalMedical/clinical term. Opposite of 阳性 (positive).
Hé核
suān酸
jiǎn检
cè测
jié结
guǒ果
shì是
yīn阴
xìng性
。
The nucleic acid test result is negative.
Tā她
duì对
qīng青
méi霉
sù素
guò过
mǐn敏
cè测
shì试
chéng呈
yīn阴
xìng性
。
She tested negative for a penicillin allergy.
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Yīn阴
xìng性
jié结
guǒ果
biǎo表
shì示
wèi未
gǎn感
rǎn染
gāi该
bìng病
dú毒
。
A negative result indicates no infection with the virus.
Kàng抗
tǐ体
jiǎn检
cè测
shì是
yīn阴
xìng性
de的
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
miǎn免
yì疫
lì力
。
The antibody test was negative, so he has no immunity.
noun
feminine gender (grammar); feminine
technicalA grammatical category in some languages (e.g., French, German, Arabic) where nouns are classified as feminine, masculine, or neuter.
Zài在
Fǎ法
yǔ语
zhōng中
，
“
zhuō桌
zi子
”
(
tablet
shìa
yīnb
xìngl
mínge
)
cí是
阴
性
名
词
。
In French, 'table' is a feminine noun.
Dé德
yǔ语
de的
míng名
cí词
yǒu有
sān三
zhǒng种
yǔ语
fǎ法
xìng性
bié别
：
yáng阳
xìng性
、
yīn阴
xìng性
hé和
zhōng中
xìng性
。
German nouns have three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
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Zhè这
ge个
dài代
cí词
xū需
yào要
yǔ与
zhǔ主
yǔ语
de的
yīn阴
xìng性
bǎo保
chí持
yī一
zhì致
。
This pronoun needs to agree in gender (feminine) with the subject.