质量 質量 zhì liàng (physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity 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 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 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 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 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 一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking 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 恶劣 惡劣 è liè vile / nasty / of very poor quality syn 环保 環保 huán bǎo environmental protection / environmentally friendly / abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4] 特色 tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality 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 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 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 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 精良 jīng liáng excellent / of superior quality syn 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 戈尔 戈爾 gē ěr Gore (name) / Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate 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 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 水质 水質 shuǐ zhì water quality 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 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 物美价廉 物美價廉 wù měi jià lián good quality and cheap / a bargain syn 公害 gōng hài environmental pollution / social scourge / blight on society 环保局 環保局 huán bǎo jú environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection 纸质 紙質 zhǐ zhì (attributive) paper / hard-copy / printed / paper quality 画质 畫質 huà zhì image quality / resolution / definition 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 环卫 環衛 huán wèi public cleanliness / (urban) sanitation / environmental sanitation / abbr. for 環境衛生|环境卫生[huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1] 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 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 目力 mù lì eyesight (i.e. quality of vision) syn 次之 cì zhī to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) syn 环境保护 環境保護 huán jìng bǎo hù environmental protection 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 质量控制 質量控制 zhì liàng kòng zhì quality control 质量保证 質量保證 zhí liàng bǎo zhèng quality assurance 环境污染 環境污染 huán jìng wū rǎn environmental pollution 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 心理素质 心理素質 xīn lǐ sù zhì psychological quality (in ideological education) 环境卫生 環境衛生 huán jìng wèi shēng environmental sanitation / abbr. to 環衛|环卫[huan2 wei4] 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 环保型 環保型 huán bǎo xíng environmental / environmentally friendly 环境管理 環境管理 huán jìng guǎn lǐ environmental management 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 环保设备 環保設備 environmental control equipment 严把 嚴把 yán bǎ to be strict / to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc) 教育质量 教育質量 jiào yù zhì liàng quality of education 质素 質素 zhì sù (high) quality 环境工程 環境工程 huán jìng gōng chéng environmental engineer 国家环保总局 國家環保總局 guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú (PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[Huan2 jing4 Bao3 hu4 bu4] 环境温度 環境溫度 huán jìng wēn dù environmental temperature 优生 優生 yōu shēng outstanding student / to give birth to healthy babies (typically involving prenatal screening and the abortion of offspring with a severe abnormality) / to enhance the genetic quality of a population / eugenics 业务素质 業務素質 yè wù sù zhì professional quality (in ideological education) 政治素质 政治素質 zhèng zhì sù zhì political quality (in ideological education) 环评 環評 huán píng environmental impact assessment (EIA) / abbr. for 環境影響評估|环境影响评估 道德素质 道德素質 dào dé sù zhì moral quality (in ideological education) 品管 pǐn guǎn quality control 全面质量管理 全面質量管理 quán miàn zhì liàng guǎn lǐ Total Quality Management 环境治理 環境治理 environmental governance 龙井茶 龍井茶 lóng jǐng chá Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang 绿色和平 綠色和平 lǜ sè hé píng Greenpeace (environmental network) 水质标准 水質標準 shuǐ zhì biāo zhǔn water quality criteria 环境法 環境法 huán jìng fǎ environmental law 环境标准 huán jìng biāo zhǔn environmental criteria 端砚 端硯 duān yàn high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong 质检局 質檢局 zhì jiǎn jú quarantine bureau / quality inspection office 味 wèi taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription syn 硬 yìng hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial syn 环境保护局 huán jìng bǎo hù jú Environmental Protection Agency 