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质

zhì

HSK 4 Character Traditional 質

What 质 means

1. character
2. nature
3. quality
4. plain
5. to pawn
6. pledge
7. hostage
8. to question
9. Taiwan pr. zhí

Example sentences

• 外质！
  Ectoplasma!
• 牛奶变质了。
  Niúnǎi biànzhì le.
  The milk has gone bad.
• 不要太神经质。
  Bù yào tài shénjīngzhì.
  You don't have to be so nervous.
• 椅子是木质的。
  Yǐzi shì mùzhì de.
  The chair is made of wood.
• 数量不如质量。
  Quality is more important than quantity.
• 这就是事情的本质。
  Zhè jiù shì shìqing de běnzhì.
  That is the essence of the matter.

Words starting with 质

• 质量zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity
• 质疑zhì yíto call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)
• 质问zhì wènto question; to ask questions; to inquire
• 质地zhì dìtexture; background (texture); grain
• 质朴zhì pǔsimple; plain; unadorned
• 质感zhì gǎnrealism (in art); sense of reality; texture
• 质变zhì biànqualitative change; fundamental change
• 质检zhì jiǎnquarantine; quality inspection
• 质询zhì xúnto question; to enquire; interrogatory
• 质子zhì zǐproton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a…
• 质心zhì xīncenter of gravity; barycenter
• 质数zhì shùprime number
• 质料zhì liàomaterial; matter
• 质明zhì míngat dawn
• 质直zhì zhíupright; straightforward
• 质证zhì zhèngexamination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law
• 质点zhì diǎnpoint mass; particle
• 质因数zhì yīn shùprime factor (in arithmetic)
• 质子数zhì zǐ shùproton number in nucleus; atomic number
• 质量数zhì liàng shùatomic weight of an element; atomic mass
• 质量管理zhì liàng guǎn lǐquality management
• 质难zhì nànto blame
• 质检局zhì jiǎn júquarantine bureau; quality inspection office
• 质量检查zhì liàng jiǎn cháquality inspection

Words containing 质

• 物质wù zhìmatter; substance; material
• 性质xìng zhìnature; characteristic
• 本质běn zhìessence; nature; innate character
• 素质sù zhìinner quality; basic essence
• 品质pǐn zhìcharacter; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality…
• 实质shí zhìsubstance; essence
• 蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein
• 人质rén zhìhostage
• 地质dì zhìgeology
• 变质biàn zhìto degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism
• 气质qì zhìpersonality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement…
• 优质yōu zhìexcellent quality
• 体质tǐ zhì(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup…
• 本质上běn zhì shàngessentially; inherent
• 特质tè zhìcharacteristic; special quality
• 实质性shí zhì xìngsubstantive; substantial; material
• 劣质liè zhìshoddy; of poor quality
• 音质yīn zhìtone; sound quality; timbre
• 水质shuǐ zhìwater quality
• 资质zī zhìaptitude; natural endowments
• 神经质shén jīng zhìnervous; on edge; excitable
• 材质cái zhìtexture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
• 实质上shí zhì shàngvirtually; essentially
• 木质mù zhìwooden

Characters built on 贝

These share the phonetic component 贝 (bèi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 资zīresources; capital; to provide
• 赐cì(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. sì
• 贻yíto present; to bequeath
• 赀zīto estimate; to fine (archaic); variant of 资
• 贽zhìgifts to superiors
• 贳shìto borrow; to buy on credit; to rent out
• 赍jīto present (a gift); to harbor (a feeling)

Characters that look like 质

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure
• 星xīngstar; heavenly body; satellite
• 废fèito abolish; to abandon; to abrogate
• 眉méieyebrow; upper margin
• 虏lǔprisoner of war; to capture; to take prisoner
• 彦yànaccomplished; elegant

Sounds the same

Read zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 至to arrive; most; to
• 志aspiration; ambition; the will
• 制system; to control; to regulate
• 治to rule; to govern; to manage
• 置to install; to place; to put
• 致(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 智(literary) wise; wisdom
• 秩(literary) salary according to rank; (literary) an official's rank; (literary) order…
• 滞(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
• 帜flag
• 挚sincere
• 掷to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí