品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn to bury oneself in work (idiom) / to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work syn 误工 誤工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup syn 做牛做马 做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse / fig. to work extremely hard 质量 質量 zhì liàng (physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity syn 极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities syn 假冒伪劣 假冒偽劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities syn 规定质量阈限 specified quality limit / standard quality limit 合格质量水平 acceptable quality level / acceptance quality limit 定位精确度 dìng wèi jīng què duó position fix quality / fix quality 定位质量 定位質量 position fix quality / fix quality 质量保证检测 質量保證檢測 quality assurance checking / quality assurance testing 精品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) / rough and slipshod work syn 工作和生活条件质量工作队 工作和生活條件質量工作隊 Quality of Work / Life Task Force 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 工种 工種 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 返工 fǎn gōng to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 左邻右舍 左鄰右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors / next-door neighbors / related work units / colleagues doing related work syn 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 水电工 水電工 shuǐ diàn gōng plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work 赶工 趕工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock / to hurry with work to get it done in time 半工半读 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program syn 堆案盈几 duī àn yíng jī lit. piles of work and papers (idiom) / fig. accumulated backlog of work 文艺作品 文藝作品 wén yì zuò pǐn literary work / art work 脱皮掉肉 脫皮掉肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off 连轴转 連軸轉 lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop / to work around the clock syn 生物多样性公约保护区工作方桉 生物多樣性公約保護區工作方案 Convention on Biological Diversity Programme of Work on Protected Areas / Programme of Work on Protected Areas 内罗毕工作方桉 內羅畢工作方案 Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change / Nairobi Work Programme 机构间工作领域工作组 機構間工作領域工作組 Inter-Agency Task Team on the World of Work / IATT on the World of Work 联合国及其合作伙伴苏丹工作计划 聯合國及其合作夥伴蘇丹工作計劃 United Nations and Partners' Work Plan for Sudan / Work Plan for Sudan 苏丹工作计划 蘇丹工作計劃 United Nations and Partners' Work Plan for Sudan / Work Plan for Sudan 做工作 zuò gōng zuò to do one's work / to work on sb / to try to persuade sb 包活 bāo huó job paid according to the amount of work done / contract work 翘班 翹班 qiào bān to skip work / to sneak out of work early 下工 xià gōng to knock off (at the end of a day's work) / to finish work syn 接活 jiē huó to take on a piece of work / to pick up some freelance work / (of a taxi driver) to pick up a fare 工读 工讀 gōng dú (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies) / (of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study 东方不亮西方亮 東方不亮西方亮 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else 融梗 róng gěng (neologism c. 2018) to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work 工签 工簽 gōng qiān work visa / work permit (abbr. for 工作簽證|工作签证[gong1 zuo4 qian1 zheng4]) 内勤 內勤 nèi qín clerical work in the office / office work / office staff / clerk 从警 從警 cóng jǐng to work as a police officer / to engage in police work 特色 tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality syn 素质 素質 sù zhì inner quality / basic essence 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 优质 優質 yōu zhì excellent quality syn 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 约定 約定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation syn 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 本质 本質 běn zhì essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 恶劣 惡劣 è liè vile / nasty / of very poor quality syn 高质量 高質量 gāo zhì liàng high quality 中路 zhōng lù midway / mediocre (quality) / midfield (soccer) syn 质量管理 質量管理 zhì liàng guǎn lǐ quality management 水质 水質 shuǐ zhì water quality 音质 音質 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre syn 品位 pǐn wèi rank / grade / quality / (aesthetic) taste syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 质感 質感 zhì gǎn realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality 本性 běn xìng natural instincts / nature / inherent quality syn 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 特质 特質 tè zhì characteristic / special quality 服务质量 服務質量 fú wù zhì liàng Quality of Service / QOS 质检 質檢 zhì jiǎn quarantine / quality inspection 质量控制 質量控制 zhì liàng kòng zhì quality control 正品 zhèng pǐn certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods 质量保证 質量保證 zhí liàng bǎo zhèng quality assurance 精良 jīng liáng excellent / of superior quality syn 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 劣质 劣質 liè zhì shoddy / of poor quality syn 诗意 詩意 shī yì poetry / poetic quality or flavor syn 画质 畫質 huà zhì image quality / resolution / definition 精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel syn 上乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4] syn 生活质量 生活質量 shēng huó zhì liàng quality 上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch syn 气概 氣概 qì gài lofty quality / mettle / spirit syn 显露出 顯露出 xiǎn lù chū to reveal (a quality or feeling) / to manifest / to evince 心理素质 心理素質 xīn lǐ sù zhì psychological quality (in ideological education) 名优 名優 míng yōu excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 