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正外部性

zhèng wài bù xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)
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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-b73a147543d96675. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

正外部性 正外部性 [zheng4 wai4 bu4 xing4] /positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 正
    zhēng

    first month of the lunar year

    zhèng

    straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

  • 部
    bù

    ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

  • 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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