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  zat1 zi3   jyutping
  zhi4 zhi2   pinyin
[] zat1 | [] zhi4 zhi2
[1] [n] quality; nature; character
[2] [n] substance; matter; texture
[3] [adj] simple; plain; pure
[4] [v] query; question; verify

[] zi3 | [] zhi4
[n/v] pawn; hostage; pledge

For [] zat1 meanings, [] zhi4 is used in China while zhi2 is used in Taiwan. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjectiveverb
Stroke count: 15
Level: 2
Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
質 / 质

This word has been viewed 11780 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Oct 2017 03:54

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detail  sing3 zat1  xing4 zhi4 = nature; quality
detail  zat1 dei6*2  zhi4 di4 = texture; quality of a material
detail  lyut3 zat1  lie4 zhi4 = inferior; shoddy; substandard
detail  mat6 zat1  wu4 zhi4 = matter
detail  daan6*2 baak6 zat1  dan4 bai2 zhi4 = protein
detail  gou1 zat1 loeng6  gao1 zhi4 liang4 = high quality
detail  jan4 zi3  ren2 zhi4 = hostage; hostages
detail  saang1 mat6 zat1 nang4   = biomass energy
detail  sou3 zat1  su4 zhi4 = inner quality
detail  sat6 zat1  shi2 zhi4 = substance
detail  bun2 zat1  ben3 zhi4 = essence
detail  bin3 zat1  bian4 zhi4 = metamorphisize
detail  jau1 zat1  you1 zhi4 = excellent quality
detail  zat1 loeng6  zhi4 liang4 = mass; quality
detail  zat1 bin3  zhi4 bian4 = fundamental change
detail  zat1 pok3  zhi4 pu3 = simple; plain; straightforward; downright
detail  zaap6 zat1  za2 zhi4 = impurity
detail  dei6 zat1  di4 zhi4 = geology
detail  tai2 zat1  ti3 zhi4 = physique
detail  tung4 zat1  tong2 zhi4 = homogeneous
detail  sat6 zat1 soeng6  shi2 zhi4 shang4 = virtually, essentially
detail  zat1 ji4  zhi4 yi2 = call into question (truth or validity)
detail  zat1 seon1   = interrogatory
detail  zat1 sou3   = quality
detail  cim4 zat1   = capability, potential
detail  zou1 zat1   = deride
detail  gou1 zat1 sou3   = high quality
detail  gou1 waa6 zat1 din6 si6  gao1 hua4 zhi4 dian4 shi4 = HDTV
detail  man5 gam2 mat6 zat1  min3 gan3 wu4 zhi4 = sensitive materials
detail  mat6 zat1 zat1   = dense, very close together
detail  dei6 zat1 hok6 gaa1  di4 zhi4 xue2 jia1 = geologist
detail  dei6 zat1 hok6  di4 zhi4 xue2 = geology
detail  lam4 gaai3 zat1 loeng6  lin2 jie4 zhi4 liang4 = critical mass
detail  jau5 duk6 mat6 zat1  you3 du2 wu4 zhi4 = poisonous substances
detail  seoi2 zat1 wu1 jim5  shui3 zhi4 wu1 ran3 = water pollution
detail  ngaa4 gwat1 zat1  ya2 gu3 zhi2 = (dental) cement
detail  faat3 long4 zat1  fa4 lang2 zhi4 = enamel
detail  baak6 ok3 zat1  bai2 e4 zhi2 = cement
detail  pei4 zat1  pi2 zhi2 = [sci.] cortex
detail  kong3 mat6 zat1  kuang4 wu4 zhi4 = mineral (especially dietary)
detail  fu6 zat1  fu3 zhi2 = detritus
detail  zat1 zi2  zhi2 zi3 = proton
detail  zat1 sou3  zhi4 shu4 = [math.] prime number
detail  wai4 cyun4 mat6 zat1  yi2 chuan2 wu4 zhi4 = genetic material
detail  zat1 man6   = to interrogate, to question
detail  hung1 hei3 zat1 loeng6  kong1 qi4 zhi4 liang4 = air quality
detail  hei3 zat1  qi4 zhi4 = temperament; disposition; qualities
detail  mat6 zat1 laam6 jung6  wu4 zhi4 lan4 yong4 = substance abuse
detail  fui1 zat1   = grey matter
detail  baak6 zat1   = white matter
detail  zek3 seoi5 fui1 zat1 jim4  ji2 sui3 hui1 zhi4 yan2 = poliomyelitis
detail  muk6 zat1 sou3  mu4 zhi2 su4 = lignin; lignine
detail  san1 tai2 sou3 zat1  shen1 ti3 su4 zhi2 = physique; physical constitution
detail  ban2 zat1  pin3 zhi4 = quality
detail  ban2 zat1 bou2 zing3  pin3 zhi4 bao3 zheng4 = quality assurance
detail  jam1 zat1   = very bad
detail  hung1 hei3 zat1 sou3  kong1 qi4 zhi4 su4 = air quality
detail  jan4 sou3 zat1  ren2 su4 zhi4 = human quality
detail  deoi3 zat1  dui4 zhi4 = confrontation (in court)
detail  joek6 zat1 cim1 cim1   = a physically weak girl
detail  zat1 gam2   = textural quality
detail  zat1 loeng6 bou2 zing3  zhi4 liang2 bao3 zheng4 = quality assurance
detail  dou6 dak1 ban2 zat1   = moral character
detail  fu1 zat1   = skin quality; skin texture
detail  wat1 zat1   = small and cramped
detail  waak6 zat1  hua4 zhi4 = picture quality ; video quality
detail  jam1 zat1  yin1 zhi4 = audio quality, sound quality, timbre
detail  dak6 zat1  te4 zhi4 = special quality; distinctive character
detail  koi3 zat1  gai4 zhi4 = calcium; calcium material (such as bone)
detail  man4 zat1 ban1 ban1  wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1 = cultured and refined; gentle and polite
detail  hoeng1 gong2 ban2 zat1 bou2 zing3 guk6*2  xiang1 gang3 pin3 zhi4 bao3 zheng4 ju2 = Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency, HKQAA
detail  juk6 zat1  rou4 zhi2 (TW) / zhi4 (PRC) = texture of meat
detail  zi3 ngaam4 mat6 zat1  zhi4 ai2 wu4 zhi4 = carcinogen
detail  faan2 mat6 zat1  fan3 wu4 zhi4 = antimatter
detail  san4 ging1 zat1  shen2 jing1 [TW] zhi2 [PRC] zhi4 = hysterical, neurotic
detail  bou2 zat1 kei4  bao3 zhi2[TW] zhi4[PRC] qi2[TW] qi1[PRC] = best-before date
detail  tin1 sang1 lai6 zat1  tian1 sheng1 li4 zhi4 = born a beauty
detail  zi1 zat1  zi1 zhi4 = aptitude; intelligence
detail  mou5 hei3 ho2 jung6 mat6 zat1  wu3 qi4 ke3 yong4 wu4 zhi4 = weapons-usable material
detail  fuk6 mou6 zat1 loeng6  fu2 wu4 zhi4 liang4 = Quality of Service (QOS)
detail  bin3 zat1 zok3 jung6  bian4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4 = [geol.] metamorphism
detail  sing4 faat3 sing3 zat1  cheng2 fa3 xing4 zhi4 = [math.] multiplicative property
detail  gaa1 faat3 sing3 zat1  jia1 fa3 xing4 zhi4 = [math.] additive property
detail  muk6 zat1 bou6 dou6 gun2  mu4 zhi2 bu4 dao3 guan3 = [botany] xylem vessel
detail  jung4 zat1  rong2 zhi4 = [化] solute
detail  ngaa4 bun2 zat1  ya2 ben3 zhi2 = dentine
detail  sai3 baau1 zat1  xi4 bao1 zhi4 = [bio.] cytoplasm
detail  zoeng6 ngaa4 zat1  xiang4 ya2 zhi2 = dentine
detail  zat1 jan1 zi2  zhi2 yin1 zi3 = [math.] prime factor
detail  zat1 jan1 sou3  zhi2 yin1 shu4 = [math.] prime factor
detail  seoi5 zat1  sui3 zhi4 = [anat.] medulla
detail  ci2 zat1  chi3 zhi2 = dentine
detail  jyun4 zi2 zat1 loeng6  yuan2 zi3 zhi4 liang4 = atomic mass
detail  jau1 zat1 leoi5 jau4 fuk6 mou6 gai3 waak6   = Quality Tourism Services Scheme
detail  gwong1 zat1 zi2  guang1 zhi2 zi3 (Taiwan), guang1 zhi4 zi3 (PRC) = [phys.] photoproton
detail  zung1 gwok3 dei6 zat1 daai6 hok6  zhong1 guo2 di4 zhi4 da4 xue2 = China University of Geosciences
detail  tit3 zat1  tie3 zhi4 = iron [biology]
detail  din6 fan2 zat1  dian4 fen3 zhi4 = carbohydrates
detail  am3 mat6 zat1  an4 wu4 zhi4 = dark matter
detail  zi1 zat1  (PRC) zhi1 zhi4; (Taiwan) zhi1 zhi2 = lipid
detail  noi6 zat1 mong5  nei4 zhi4 wang3 = endoplasmic reticulum
detail  gok3 zat1  jiao3 zhi4 = cutin; keratin
detail  gok3 zat1 cang4  jiao3 zhi4 ceng2 = stratum corneum
detail  gwat1 zat1 so1 sung1zing3  gu3 zhi4 shu1 song1zheng4 = osteoporosis
detail  gwok3 gaa1 zat1 loeng6 gaam1 duk1 gim2 jim6 gim2 jik6 zung2 guk6*2  guo2 jia1 zhi4 liang4 jian1 du1 jian3 yan4 jian3 yi4 zong3 ju2 = AQSIQ; PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine

Showing all 5 examples containing 質
detail 鮮奶好多鈣質
There's a lot of calcium in this glass of milk.
[Lit. this glass milk have many calcium]
detail 屈質,將就
The room is indeed cramped, please make do with it.
[[i]literal[/i] (classifier) room is cramped indeed, make-do-with a-little (particle)]
detail audio 咁多陰質
you did so many bad things
detail 有時神經質
She gets hysterical sometimes.
[Lit. she will sometimes very hysterical]
detail 人質囚禁二十日獲釋
The hostages have been set free after 20 days in captivity.
[Aspect marker 咗 is used to indicate passive voice.]

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