Chinese

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adjective-forming suffix in Japanese
trad. (積極的) 積極
simp. (积极的) 积极

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (せっ)(きょく)(てき) (sekkyokuteki).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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積極的

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) active (in contrast to passive)

Usage notes

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In this word borrowed from Japanese, is a suffix, not a particle; it can be used before the native Min Nan particle (ê) (see citations).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 4
きょく
Grade: 4
てき
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 積極 (sekkyoku, positive procession towards an objective; the positive pole) +‎ (teki, adjective-forming suffix).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っきょくてき [sèkkyókútékí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [se̞k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝte̞kʲi]

Adjective

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(せっ)(きょく)(てき) (sekkyokutekiせききよくてき (sekikyokuteki)?-na (adnominal (せっ)(きょく)(てき) (sekkyokuteki na), adverbial (せっ)(きょく)(てき) (sekkyokuteki ni))

  1. proactive, positive, active, constructive

Inflection

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Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN