character /'kærәktә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
• (n.) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
• (n.) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Chinese translation

• n. 个性, 字符, 人物, 性质, 品格, 资格
• [计] 字符

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'kærәktә/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 5.11 · Common

Word forms

charactering, charactered, characters

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Related words

characteristic · characterize

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