# 恶性 (èxìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 恶性 (èxìng) means “malignant; vicious; destructive”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: malignant; vicious; destructive
- Pinyin: èxìng (e4 xing4)
- Traditional: 惡性
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 双方应避免恶性竞争。
  Shuāngfāng yīng bìmiǎn èxìng jìngzhēng.
  Both sides should avoid vicious competition.

## Characters

- [恶](https://hanziro.com/word/e-evil/) (è): evil; fierce
- [性](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-nature/) (xìng): nature; quality

https://hanziro.com/word/e-xing-malignant/

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