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 天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift / innate skill syn 发挥 發揮 fā huī to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) syn 天生 tiān shēng nature / disposition / innate / natural 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 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 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 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 内在 內在 nèi zài inner / internal / intrinsic / innate 天性 tiān xìng nature / innate tendency 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 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 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori 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 先天性 xiān tiān xìng congenital / intrinsic / innate syn 先天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural 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 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 天资 天資 tiān zī innate talent / gift / flair / native resource / dowry 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 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 秉性 bǐng xìng innate character / natural disposition / attitude 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 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 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 次之 cì zhī to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc) 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 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 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) 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 与生俱来 與生俱來 yǔ shēng jù lái inherent / innate 环境质量 環境質量 huán jìng zhí liàng environmental quality 上色 shàng sè top-quality / top-grade syn 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 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) 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 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 水质标准 水質標準 shuǐ zhì biāo zhǔn water quality 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 脂粉气 脂粉氣 zhī fěn qì feminine quality / effeminate 徽墨 huī mò Anhui ink (known for its quality) 锴 鍇 kǎi high quality iron 瑷 璦 ài fine quality jade 浑然天成 渾然天成 hún rán tiān chéng to resemble nature itself / of the highest quality (idiom) 良知良能 liáng zhī liáng néng instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom) / untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense 琼浆玉液 瓊漿玉液 qióng jiāng yù yè bejeweled nectar (idiom) / ambrosia of the immortals / superb liquor / top quality wine 