质量 zhìliàng quality
quality; mass (physics)
How to remember 质量: 质 essence + 量 measure = quality.
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How it is used
- Quality (of a product/work); also 'mass' in physics - 质量很好 (zhìliàng hěn hǎo) good quality.
- 质 (substance) + 量 (measure); the everyday sense is how good something is.
- Contrast 数量 (shùliàng) 'quantity' - the classic quality-vs-quantity pair; and 品质 (pǐnzhì), a more premium/moral 'quality/character'.
Example sentences
- 数量不如质量。 Shùliàng bùrú zhìliàng.Quality is more important than quantity.
- 这些产品质量同等。 Zhèxiē chǎnpǐnzhìliàng tóngděng.These products are of the same quality.
- 他们的服务质量很差。 Tāmen de fúwù zhìliàng hěn chà.The quality of their service is poor.