次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 还是 還是 hái shi still (as before) / had better / unexpectedly / or syn 性 xìng nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 好多 hǎo duō many / quite a lot / much better syn 最好 zuì hǎo best / had better ... / it would be best to ... syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 好受 hǎo shòu feeling better / to be more at ease 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 好转 好轉 hǎo zhuǎn to improve / to take a turn for the better / improvement syn 质量 質量 zhì liàng (physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity syn 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking syn 宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils syn 本质 本質 běn zhì essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality syn 质 質 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] syn 本性 běn xìng natural instincts / nature / inherent quality syn 改进 改進 gǎi jìn to improve / to make better / improvement / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 改善 gǎi shàn to make better / to improve / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 恶劣 惡劣 è liè vile / nasty / of very poor quality syn 特色 tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality syn 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 品位 pǐn wèi rank / grade / quality / (aesthetic) taste syn 特质 特質 tè zhì characteristic / special quality 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 转机 轉機 zhuǎn jī (to take) a turn for the better / to change planes syn 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad / good and bad / standard / quality / (coll.) very bad syn 上等 shàng děng highest quality / top-notch syn 气概 氣概 qì gài lofty quality / mettle / spirit 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 素质 素質 sù zhì inner quality / basic essence 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 劣质 劣質 liè zhì shoddy / of poor quality syn 诗意 詩意 shī yì poetry / poetic quality or flavor syn 优质 優質 yōu zhì excellent quality syn 高下 gāo xià relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc) syn 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day syn 精良 jīng liáng excellent / of superior quality syn 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 上进 上進 shàng jìn to make progress / to do better / fig. ambitious to improve oneself / to move forwards syn 起色 qǐ sè a turn for the better / to pick up / to improve syn 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 精品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 质感 質感 zhì gǎn realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn 特级 特級 tè jí special grade / top quality syn 劣等 liè děng poor-quality / inferior syn 音质 音質 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre syn 与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}") syn 水质 水質 shuǐ zhì water quality 精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel syn 转念 轉念 zhuǎn niàn to have second thoughts about sth / to think better of 上乘 shàng chéng first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4] syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 宁肯 寧肯 nìng kěn would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer syn 同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ shared delights and common hardships (idiom) / to share life's joys and sorrows / for better or for worse syn 物美价廉 物美價廉 wù měi jià lián good quality and cheap / a bargain syn 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 纸质 紙質 zhǐ zhì (attributive) paper / hard-copy / printed / paper quality 画质 畫質 huà zhì image quality / resolution / definition 多多益善 duō duō yì shàn the more the better syn 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 特等 tè děng special grade / top quality syn 正品 zhèng pǐn certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods 上品 shàng pǐn top-quality syn 价廉物美 價廉物美 jià lián wù měi inexpensive and of good quality (idiom) syn 赶早 趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 肉质 肉質 ròu zhì quality of meat / succulent (botany) 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 粗细 粗細 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work 质检 質檢 zhì jiǎn quarantine / quality inspection 甘苦 gān kǔ good times and hardships / joys and tribulations / for better or for worse syn 略胜一筹 略勝一籌 lüè shèng yī chóu slightly better / a cut above syn 百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) / seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing 假冒伪劣 假冒偽劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities syn 目力 mù lì eyesight (i.e. quality of vision) syn 胜似 勝似 shèng sì to surpass / better than / superior to syn 次之 cì zhī to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) syn 莫如 mò rú it would be better syn 更好 gèng hǎo better / more 较好 較好 jiào hǎo better 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 服务质量 服務質量 fú wù zhì liàng Quality of Service / QOS 另一半 lìng yī bàn other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half 质量控制 質量控制 zhì liàng kòng zhì quality control 再好 zài hǎo even better 质量保证 質量保證 zhí liàng bǎo zhèng quality assurance 生活质量 生活質量 shēng huó zhì liàng quality 显露出 顯露出 xiǎn lù chū to reveal (a quality or feeling) / to manifest / to evince 好起来 好起來 hǎo qǐ lai to get better / to improve / to get well 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 环境质量 環境質量 huán jìng zhí liàng environmental quality 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 