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夜行性

yè xíng xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nocturnality; nocturnal
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-39b788b3b7313b68. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

夜行性 夜行性 [ye4 xing2 xing4] /nocturnality; nocturnal/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 夜
    yè

    night

  • 行
    háng

    (bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines

    héng

    used in 道行[dào héng]

    xíng

    (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xìng]) / (literary) about to; soon

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

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