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title: "Yangxing Meaning: 阳性 (yángxìng) Means “ positive”"
description: "阳性 (traditional 陽性, yángxìng) means “(med.) positive”. Hear its tones, see what 阳 and 性 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yangxing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 阳性 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

阳性 yángxìng

## (med.) positive

## It can also mean

- (grammar) masculine

## Its characters

1. 阳 yáng yang (positive principle in Chinese thought)
2. 性 xìng nature

## In a sentence

他的检测结果是阳性。 His test result is positive.

[More about 阳性](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%98%B3%E6%80%A7)

## More words with 阳 or 性

- [感性 gǎnxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganxing)
- [个性 gèxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gexing)
- [惯性 guànxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanxing)
- [急性 jíxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixing)
- [良性 liángxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangxing)
- [理性 lǐxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lixing)
- [慢性 mànxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/manxing)
- [男性 nánxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanxing)
- [女性 nǚxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuxing)
- [人性 rénxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renxing)

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