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质量 zhìliàng “quality” in Chinese

Traditional 質量

What 质量 means

  1. quality
  2. (physics) mass
  3. quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
  4. quality and quantity

How to say 质量

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale质zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale量liàng4th tone, falling

质量 in a sentence

  1. 数量不如质量。

    Shùliàng bùrú zhìliàng.

    Quality is more important than quantity.

    Sentence #565744 from Tatoeba

  2. 这地毯在质量上比那个好得多。

    Zhè dìtǎn zài zhìliàng shàng bǐ nà ge hǎo de duō.

    This carpet is much better quality than that one.

    Sentence #5691281 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 这些年空气质量恶化了。

    Zhèxiē nián kōngqì zhìliàng èhuà le.

    Air quality has got worse over the past few years.

    Sentence #426309 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 质量 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 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.

The character 量 (liáng) with each of its parts in a different colour
量liàngcapacity
  • 旦dawn · dànSound part
  • 里village · lǐMeaning part

里 hints at the meaning (village); 旦 (dàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with liàng.

How to write 质量

质 8 strokes · 量 12 strokes

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

Words related to 质量

Words with 质

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

Words with 量

商量shāngliang · to consult数量shùliàng · amount力量lìliang · power重量zhòngliàng · weight尽量jǐnliàng · as much as possible较量jiàoliàng · contest打量dǎliang · to size up测量cèliáng · to measure能量néngliàng · energy分量fènliàng · weight

More words: Everyday Things

原因yuányīn · cause杂志zázhì · magazine责任zérèn · responsibility知识zhīshi · knowledge重点zhòngdiǎn · key point主意zhǔyi · plan作用zuòyòng · effect车厢chēxiāng · carriage

FAQs

质量 (zhìliàng) means “quality” or “(physics) mass”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it zhìliàng: zhì with a 4th tone, then liàng 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, 质量 is written 質量. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhiliang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 质量 from the suggestions. Typing zhiliang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
质量 is an HSK 4 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.