质 zhì essence
essence; nature; material; substance
How to remember 质: 𠂆 factory + 十 ten + 贝 sea shell = essence. Behind the old fish factory a girl gathers ten sea shells and keeps just one, the one that holds the whole essence of her summer.
Component breakdown
质 = 𠂆 factory + 十 ten + 贝 sea shell
- 𠂆 factory
- 十 ten
- 贝 sea shell
Behind the old fish factory a girl gathers ten sea shells and keeps just one, the one that holds the whole essence of her summer.
How it is used
- Bound root for 'quality, nature, substance': 质量 (zhìliàng) quality, 品质 (pǐnzhì) quality/character, 本质 (běnzhì) essence.
- 质量 covers both physical 'quality' (of a product) and, in physics, 'mass'.
- 物质 (wùzhì) = matter/material substance; 性质 (xìngzhì) = the intrinsic nature/character of something.
Words with 质
- 质量zhìliàngqualityHSK 4
- 优质yōuzhìexcellent qualityHSK 5
- 保质期bǎozhìqīshelf lifeHSK 5
- 品质pǐnzhìcharacterHSK 5
- 性质xìngzhìnatureHSK 5
- 本质běnzhìessenceHSK 5
- 物质wùzhìmatterHSK 5
- 变质biànzhìto degenerateHSK 6
- 地质dìzhìgeologyHSK 6
- 实质shízhìsubstanceHSK 6
- 材质cáizhìtexture of timberHSK 6
- 气质qìzhìpersonality traitsHSK 6
- 素质sùzhìinner qualityHSK 6
- 蛋白质dànbáizhìproteinHSK 6
- 质疑zhìyíto call into questionHSK 6
- 人质rénzhìhostageHSK 7
- 体质tǐzhìconstitutionHSK 7
- 特质tèzhìcharacteristicHSK 7
- 质地zhìdìtextureHSK 7
- 质问zhìwènto questionHSK 7
- 资质zīzhìaptitudeHSK 7
- 劣质lièzhìshoddyHSK 8
- 质朴zhìpǔsimpleHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他们的服务质量很差。 Tāmen de fúwù zhìliàng hěn chà.The quality of their service is poor.
- 这两种葡萄本质上没有差别。 Zhè liǎng zhǒng pútao běnzhì shàng méiyǒu chābié.There's no essential difference between the two kinds of grapes.