HSK 6 · Emotions

气质 qìzhì “temperament” in Chinese

Traditional 氣質

What 气质 means

  1. temperament
  2. disposition
  3. air
  4. personality traits
  5. aura
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • feel
  • vibe
  • refinement
  • sophistication
  • class

How to say 气质

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale气qì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale质zhì4th tone, falling

气质 in a sentence

  1. 她的气质很好。

    Tā de qìzhì hěn hǎo.

    She has a lot of poise.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个人很有艺术家的气质。

    Zhè ge rén hěn yǒu yìshùjiā de qìzhì.

    This person has an artistic air about him.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 气质 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 气 (qì) drawn as one shape
气qìgas; air

气 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from layers of vapour rising: air, steam, breath.

The character 质 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
质zhìcharacter
  • 厂cliff · hǎn
  • 十ten · shíSound part
  • 贝sea shell · bèiMeaning part

贝 hints at the meaning (sea shell); 十 (shí) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhì.

How to write 气质

气 4 strokes · 质 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

气质 (qìzhì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 气质 (qìzhì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 气质

Words with 气

天气tiānqì · weather不客气bú kèqi · you’re welcome生气shēngqì · angry气qì · air力气lìqi · strength空气kōngqì · air气候qìhòu · climate脾气píqi · temper淘气táoqì · naughty小气xiǎoqì · stingy

Words with 质

质量zhìliàng · quality物质wùzhì · matter本质běnzhì · essence性质xìngzhì · nature变质biànzhì · to go bad人质rénzhì · hostage地质dìzhì · geology品质pǐnzhì · quality实质shízhì · substance素质sùzhì · quality

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

钦佩qīnpèi · to admire气魄qìpò · boldness期望qīwàng · to expect岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐ · outrageous趣味qùwèi · interest热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears忍耐rěnnài · to be patient忍受rěnshòu · to bear

FAQs

气质 (qìzhì) means “temperament” or “disposition”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qìzhì: qì with a 4th tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 气质 is written 氣質. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qizhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 气质 from the suggestions. Typing qizhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
气质 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.