质 量 zhì liàng quality / (physics) mass / CL:個|个[ge4] 品 质 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) 档 次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level 品 位 pǐn wèi rank / grade / quality / (aesthetic) taste 好 坏 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality 质 地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition 生 活 质 量 shēng huó zhì liàng quality 成 色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness 质 素 zhì sù (high) quality 性 nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4] 质 character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] 味 taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription 特 色 tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality 精 品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 素 质 sù zhì inner quality / basic essence 垃 圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] 优 质 yōu zhì excellent quality 一 流 yī liú top quality / front ranking 约 定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation 极 品 jí pǐn best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities 高 档 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade 材 质 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) 本 质 běn zhì essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality 讲 究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen 恶 劣 è liè vile / nasty / of very poor quality 高 质 量 gāo zhì liàng high quality 质 量 管 理 zhì liàng guǎn lǐ quality management 水 质 shuǐ zhì water quality 音 质 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre 质 感 zhì gǎn realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality 本 性 běn xìng natural instincts / nature / inherent quality 特 质 tè zhì characteristic / special quality 服 务 质 量 fú wù zhì liàng Quality of Service / QOS 质 检 zhì jiǎn quarantine / quality inspection 质 量 控 制 zhì liàng kòng zhì quality control 人 品 rén pǐn moral standing / moral quality / character / personality / appearance / looks (colloquial) / bearing 正 品 zhèng pǐn certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods 质 量 保 证 zhí liàng bǎo zhèng quality assurance 精 良 jīng liáng excellent / of superior quality 特 级 tè jí special grade / top quality 劣 质 liè zhì shoddy / of poor quality 诗 意 shī yì poetry / poetic quality or flavor 精 锐 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel 上 乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4] 上 等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch 气 概 qì gài lofty quality / mettle / spirit 显 露 出 xiǎn lù chū to reveal (a quality or feeling) / to manifest / to evince 心 理 素 质 xīn lǐ sù zhì psychological quality (in ideological education) 假 冒 伪 劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities 名 优 míng yōu excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress 低 档 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior 粗 细 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work 物 美 价 廉 wù měi jià lián good quality and cheap / a bargain 肉 质 ròu zhì quality of meat / succulent (botany) 环 境 质 量 huán jìng zhí liàng environmental quality 严 把 yán bǎ to be strict / to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc) 教 育 质 量 jiào yù zhì liàng quality of education 低 劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade 业 务 素 质 yè wù sù zhì professional quality (in ideological education) 价 廉 物 美 jià lián wù měi inexpensive and of good quality (idiom) 政 治 素 质 zhèng zhì sù zhì political quality (in ideological education) 道 德 素 质 dào dé sù zhì moral quality (in ideological education) 品 管 pǐn guǎn quality control 目 力 mù lì eyesight (i.e. quality of vision) 全 面 质 量 管 理 quán miàn zhì liàng guǎn lǐ Total Quality Management 特 等 tè děng special grade / top quality 粗 制 滥 造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) / rough and slipshod work 次 next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time 水 质 标 准 shuǐ zhì biāo zhǔn water quality criteria 质 检 局 zhì jiǎn jú quarantine bureau / quality inspection office 脂 粉 气 zhī fěn qì feminine quality / effeminate 锴 high quality iron 瑷 fine quality jade 浑 然 天 成 hún rán tiān chéng to resemble nature itself / of the highest quality (idiom) 琼 浆 玉 液 qióng jiāng yù yè bejeweled nectar (idiom) / ambrosia of the immortals / superb liquor / top quality wine 加 人 一 等 jiā rén yī děng a cut above / top quality 友 谊 商 店 Yǒu yì Shāng diàn Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts 仙 气 xiān qì ethereal quality / (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else 创 牌 子 chuàng pái zi to establish a brand / to establish a reputation for quality 乔 治 城 大 学 Qiáo zhì chéng Dà xué Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team 国 家 质 量 监 督 检 验 检 疫 总 局 Guó jiā Zhì liàng Jiān dū Jiǎn yàn Jiǎn yì Zǒng jú AQSIQ / PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine 家 人 一 等 jiā rén yī děng a cut above / top quality 心 秀 xīn xiù not manifesting one's inner quality 思 想 素 质 sī xiǎng sù zhì quality of thought (in ideological education) 性 地 xìng dì innate quality / natural disposition 按 质 定 价 àn zhì dìng jià to fix a price based on quality (idiom) 末 煤 mò méi slack coal (final poor quality coal) 没 水 平 méi shuǐ píng disgraceful / poor quality / substandard 生 命 素 质 shēng mìng sù zhì quality of life 生 活 素 质 shēng huó sù zhì quality of life 统 货 tǒng huò unified goods / goods in the command economy that are not graded by quality and uniformly priced 能 力 素 质 néng lì sù zhì quality of capabilities (in ideological education) 质 量 保 障 zhì liàng bǎo zhàng quality assurance (QA) 质 量 检 查 zhì liàng jiǎn chá quality inspection 车 奴 chē nú car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car 较 高 级 jiào gāo jí better quality / comparatively higher level 可 取 之 处 kě qǔ zhī chù positive point / merit / redeeming quality 质 量 因 数 zhí liàng yīn shù quality factor 国 家 质 量 保 证 框 架 National Quality Assurance Framework 质 量 管 理 制 度 quality system
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