上司 shàng si boss / superior syn 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 高明 gāo míng brilliant / superior / wise 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 谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) syn 优越 優越 yōu yuè superior / superiority syn 乔迁 喬遷 qiáo qiān to move (to a superior place) / promotion syn 高人一等 gāo rén yī děng a cut above others / superior 精良 jīng liáng excellent / of superior quality syn 告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb / to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 鹤立鸡群 鶴立雞群 hè lì jī qún a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) / way above the common / manifestly superior syn 优胜 優勝 yōu shèng (of a contestant) winning / superior / excellent syn 优等 優等 yōu děng first-rate / of the highest order / high-class / excellent / superior syn 顶头上司 頂頭上司 dǐng tóu shàng si one's immediate superior syn 尊长 尊長 zūn zhǎng one's superior / one's elders and betters syn 受宠 受寵 shòu chǒng to receive favor (from superior) / favored / pampered syn 不买账 不買賬 bù mǎi zhàng not to acknowledge sb as senior or superior / not to believe sth / don't buy it (slang) 退避三舍 退避三捨 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal syn 禀告 稟告 bǐng gào to report (to one's superior) syn 禀报 稟報 bǐng bào to report (to one's superior) syn 磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) syn 碾压 碾壓 niǎn yā to crush or compact (with a roller) / to run over (with a vehicle) / (fig.) to trounce / to wipe the floor with / to be far superior 批示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate / written comments from a superior syn 恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing) 假冒伪劣 假冒偽劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities syn 足下 zú xià you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot syn 叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] syn 胜似 勝似 shèng sì to surpass / better than / superior to syn 上官 shàng guān high-ranking official / superior 拳头产品 拳頭產品 quán tou chǎn pǐn competitive product / superior goods / with real punch 不敬 bù jìng disrespect / irreverent / rude / insufficiently respectful (to a superior) 青出于蓝 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom) / fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝 syn 尊卑 zūn bēi superior and subordinate / social ranking 回禀 回稟 huí bǐng to report back to one's superior syn 顶头 頂頭 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior) 秀 xiù (bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears syn 赛 賽 sài to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel syn 胜 勝 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) syn 呈 chéng to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color) syn 奉 fèng to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) syn 优 優 yōu excellent / superior syn 赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty) syn 受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) syn 惠 huì (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior) / (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4]) syn 禀 稟 bǐng to make a report (to a superior) / to give / to endow / to receive / petition syn 弑 弒 shì to murder a superior / to murder one's parent syn 讳 諱 huì to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior syn 谒 謁 yè to visit (a superior) syn 诣 詣 yì to go (to visit a superior) / one's current attainment in learning or art 超等 chāo děng superior grade syn 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative) / to accept (a version of events) / to buy it syn 卓识 卓識 zhuó shí superior judgment / sagacity syn 呈文 chéng wén petition (submitted to a superior) 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 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 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 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade 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 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 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 