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 生平 shēng píng life (a person's whole life) / in one's entire life syn 舍生取义 捨生取義 shě shēng qǔ yì to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life / would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles syn 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 车奴 車奴 chē nú car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car 健康相关生活质量 health-related quality of life 质量调整生命年 quality-adjusted life year 物质生活素质指数 Physical Quality of Life Index 欧洲委员会残疾行动计划 歐洲委員會殘疾行動計劃 Council of Europe Action Plan to promote the rights and full participation of people with disabilities in society: improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Europe 2006-2015 / Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 物质生活质量强化指数 物質生活質量強化指數 augmented physical quality of life index 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 一生 yī shēng all one's life / throughout one's life syn 生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn 寿命 壽命 shòu mìng life span / life expectancy / lifetime (of a machine) syn 死活 sǐ huó life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me syn 永生 yǒng shēng to live forever / eternal life / all one's life 享乐 享樂 xiǎng lè to enjoy life / pleasures of life syn 起居 qǐ jū everyday life / regular pattern of life syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 死去活来 死去活來 sǐ qù huó lái to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life syn 救生 jiù shēng to save a life / life-saving syn 过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life? syn 延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life syn 贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom) / craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck syn 白活 bái huó to waste one's life / to fail to make the most of one's life 救生圈 jiù shēng quān life buoy / life belt / (jocular) flab / spare tire 救生衣 jiù shēng yī life jacket / life vest 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise. 寿 壽 shòu long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary syn 枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú to live a hermit's life (in seclusion) / a frugal life (idiom) 死中求生 sǐ zhōng qiú shēng to seek life in death (idiom) / to fight for one's life 生命的遗迹 生命的遺跡 shēng mìng de yí jì trace of life / vestige of life 年寿 年壽 nián shòu length of life / life span 浮生六记 浮生六記 fú shēng liù jì Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808 无量寿 無量壽 wú liàng shòu boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom 寿命周期分析 life cycle assessment / life cycle analysis 生命肢体急救手术 life- and limb-saving surgical intervention / life- and limb-saving procedure 生命网倡议 生命網倡議 shēng mìng wǎng chàng yì Life Web Initiative / Life Web 有效寿命 有效壽命 useful life component / useful life 命途坎坷 mìng tú kǎn kě to have a tough life / to meet much adversity in one's life 寿考 壽考 shòu kǎo long life / life span 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) / fig. everyday life / daily routine / to go about one's daily life 夭寿 夭壽 yāo shòu to die young / (Tw) (curse word) drop dead / go to hell / (literary) short life and long life 威尊命贱 威尊命賤 wēi zūn - mìng jiàn (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life / one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order 特色 tè sè characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality syn 精品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 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 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 物美价廉 物美價廉 wù měi jià lián good quality and cheap / a bargain syn 