成性 chéngxìng

chéngxìng verb to become second nature; by nature
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '成性')

Contained in

• 嗜杀成性(嗜殺成性) bloodthirsty
• 习以成性(習以成性) deeply ingrained; steeped in
• 熏陶成性 nurture makes second nature; good habits come by long assimilation

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• 卷四百二十七 列傳第一百八十六 道學一 周敦頤 程顥 程頤 張載弟:戩 邵雍 Volume 427 Biographies 186: Taoist Scholars 1 - Zhou Dunyi, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zhang Zai and younger brother: Jian, Shao Yong History of Song 宋史 — count: 2
• 卷二百一十 列傳第九十八 桑喬 謝瑜 何維柏 徐學詩 厲汝進 王宗茂 周冕 趙錦 吳時來 張翀 董傳策 鄒應龍 林潤 Volume 210 Biographies 98: Sang Qiao, Xie Yu, He Weibai, Xu Xueshi, Li Rujin, Wang Zongmao, Zhou Mian, Zhao Jin, Wu Shilai, Zhang Chong, Dong Chuance, Zou Yinglong, Lin Run History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
• 卷八 列傳第二 昭明太子 哀太子 愍懷太子 Volume 8: Crown Prince Zhaoming; Crown Prince Ai; Crown Prince Minhuai Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 1
• 卷34　志第29 經籍三 Volume 34 Treatises 29: Bibliography 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1
• 卷五十六 董仲舒傳 Volume 56: Dong Zhongshu Book of Han 漢書 — count: 1
• 卷九十六　列傳第二十六: 耶律仁先 耶律良 蕭韓家奴 蕭德 蕭惟信 蕭樂音奴 耶律敵烈 姚景行 耶律阿思 Volume 96 Biographies 26: Yelu Renxian, Yelu Liang, Xiao Hanjianu, Xiao De, Xiao Weixin, Xiao Leyinnu, Yelu Dilie, Yao Jingxing, Yelu Asi History of Liao 遼史 — count: 1
• 卷七十二上　　　表第十二上　宰相世系二上 Volume 72a Tables 14: Chancellors Genealogy 2a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 1
• 卷一百三十二 志第八十五 樂七 Volume 132 Treatises 85: Music 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 1
• 卷三十二　列傳第二十二 張邵 Volume 32 Biographies 22: Zhang Shao History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 1
• 卷八 本紀第八 明帝 Volume 8 Annals 8: Emperor Ming Book of Song 宋書 — count: 1

Collocations

• 成性类 (成性類) 成性類者也 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷二十二 禮樂志 Volume 22: Treatise on Rites and Music — count: 2
• 狡成性 (狡成性) 凶狡成性 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷十三 本紀第十三: 德宗下 Volume 13 Annals 13: Dezong 2 — count: 2