Chinese Word: 质 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

质 (Trad.: 質)HSK 4

Pinyin: zhì

English Definition: character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]

Chinese Definition:
①本体，本性：物质。流质(流动的不是固体的东西)。实质。质言(实言)。沙质。本质。质点。品质。性质。素质。资质。
②朴素，单纯：质朴。质直。
③问明，辨别，责问：质疑。质问。质询。对质。
④抵押或抵押品：人质。
⑤古同“贽”，礼物。

Antonyms: 量

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic:十 indicates the sound; 贝 (shell) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
  - 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 屃

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质量HSK 4	zhì liàng	quality; (physics) mass; Classifiers: 个
物质HSK 5	wù zhì	matter; substance; material; materialistic; Classifiers: 个
素质HSK 6	sù zhì	inner quality; basic essence
性质HSK 5	xìng zhì	nature; characteristic; Classifiers: 个
本质HSK 5	běn zhì	essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality

1		zhè 这 kuǎn 款 ěr jī 耳机 yīn zhì 音质 hěn hǎo 很好。 This earphone has good sound quality.
2		zuì fàn 罪犯 wēi xié yào 威胁要 shā hài 杀害 rén zhì 人质。 The criminal threatened to kill the hostages.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 wù zhì 物质 ròu yǎn 肉眼 wú fǎ 无法 kàn jiàn 看见。 This substance cannot be seen with the naked eye.
4		tā 他 shōu dào 收到 le 了 yī méi 一枚 yín zhì jiǎng 银质奖 zhāng 章。 He received a silver medal.
5		shēng chǎn 生产 guò chéng 过程 zhōng 中 yào 要 bǎo zhèng 保证 pǐn zhì 品质。 Quality must be ensured during the production process.

1		zhè 这 kuǎn 款 ěr jī 耳机 yīn zhì 音质 hěn hǎo 很好。 This earphone has good sound quality.
2		zuì fàn 罪犯 wēi xié yào 威胁要 shā hài 杀害 rén zhì 人质。 The criminal threatened to kill the hostages.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 wù zhì 物质 ròu yǎn 肉眼 wú fǎ 无法 kàn jiàn 看见。 This substance cannot be seen with the naked eye.
4		tā 他 shōu dào 收到 le 了 yī méi 一枚 yín zhì jiǎng 银质奖 zhāng 章。 He received a silver medal.
5		shēng chǎn 生产 guò chéng 过程 zhōng 中 yào 要 bǎo zhèng 保证 pǐn zhì 品质。 Quality must be ensured during the production process.