特点

• 拼音: tè diǎn
• 汉字拆解: 特 = 牜(ox) + 寺 (temple, phonetic) — originally meant a special ox; 点 = 占 (to divine) + 灬 (fire dots)

含义

Characteristic; feature. A distinctive quality that makes something stand out.

Used to describe distinguishing qualities of people, places, objects, or abstract concepts. Often appears in the pattern ...的特点是... (the characteristic of ... is ...). Common in both spoken and written Chinese, especially when comparing or describing things.

例句

1. 这个地方最大的特点是安静。
2. 每个人都有自己的特点。
3. 中国菜的特点是味道丰富。

用法指南

语境: description, comparison, analysis

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请说说你们学校的特点。(Please talk about the characteristics of your school.)
• 这种水果的特点是又甜又酸。(The characteristic of this fruit is that it's both sweet and sour.)

错误说法

• 他的特点是很普通 (Don't say someone's characteristic is being ordinary — 特点 implies something distinctive; use 他没什么特别的 instead)

起源与历史

特 (tè, special/particular) + 点 (diǎn, point/dot). Together they mean a special point or distinguishing characteristic.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal