成性

chéngxìng

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他懒惰成性，从来不做家务。

Tā lǎnduò chéngxìng, cónglái bú zuò jiāwù.

He is lazy by habit and never does any housework.

HSK 7-9

长期酗酒成性，他的身体早就垮了。

Chángqī xùjiǔ chéngxìng, tā de shēntǐ zǎojiù kuǎ le.

After years of habitual heavy drinking, his health broke down long ago.

usage

Always critical, and always after a bad habit: 撒谎成性 "a habitual liar", 嗜赌成性 "addicted to gambling", 贪婪成性 "greedy to the core".

成 chéng

性 xìng