Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 质

character
nature
quality
plain
to pawn
pledge
hostage
to question
Taiwan pr. (zhí)

plasmid

cutin
keratin

form
structure
design

mass spectrometry

(high) quality

alkalinity

waxiness

aerosol

(chemistry) mass transfer (as observed in processes like evaporation, distillation and membrane filtration)

chitin

to mortgage
to pawn

aptitude
natural endowments

to question
to ask questions
to inquire
to bring to account
to interrogate

impurity

inner quality
basic essence

qualitative change
fundamental change

to confront (in court etc)
confrontation

point mass
particle

substance
essence

realism (in art)
sense of reality
texture
tactile quality

shoddy; of poor quality

excellent quality

quarantine
quality inspection

simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)

upright
straightforward

medium
media

parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment)

simple
plain
unadorned
unaffected
unsophisticated
rustic
earthy

pawn shop

calcium

center of gravity
barycenter

hostage

cortex
cerebral cortex

at dawn

homogenous
uniform
homogenized

siliceous
containing silica

(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup
(of an organization, society etc) structural soundness

to question
to enquire
interrogatory

matter
substance
material
materialistic
CL:個／个 (gè)

personality traits; temperament; disposition
aura; air; feel; vibe
refinement; sophistication; class

paper
hard copy
printed (as opposed to electronically displayed)

potential

wooden

colloid
gelatinous matter

to degenerate; to deteriorate
(of food) to go bad; to go off
(geology) metamorphism

water quality

base solvent (of chemical compound)
stroma (framing biological tissue)

pawnshop (old)

prime number

to call into question
to question (truth or validity)

examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law

proton (positively charged nuclear particle)
a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China

essence
nature
innate character
intrinsic quality

sandy

muddy

heterogeneous

see 傳質／传质 (chuánzhì)

quality
(physics) mass

nature
characteristic
CL:個／个 (gè)

texture
background (texture)
grain
quality
character
disposition

material
matter

gluten

tone
sound quality
timbre

qualia (philosophy)

characteristic
special quality

texture of timber
quality of material
material (that sth is made of)

made of silver

neurotransmitter

solute

to pledge (sth, usu. moveables, as security for a loan)

character
intrinsic quality (of a person)
quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)

medium

quality of meat
succulent (botany)

stony

homogeneous

tannin

to blame

geology

mesenchyme (physiology)

Cachexia (physical wasting associated with long-term illness)

zhìliàngkuài

a mass
a body

lignin

silver medal

mass spectrometer

variant

nervous
on edge
excitable
neurotic

liposome (bilayer lipid vesicle)

xylem

dentin
dentine

siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica)

cytoplasm

inhomogeneous

(of medical disorders) organic

quarantine bureau
quality inspection office

proton number in nucleus
atomic number

biomass

mineral, esp. dietary mineral

collagen (protein)

tooth enamel

tooth enamel

electrolyte

succulent root (botany)

virtually
essentially

porphyria (medicine)

molecular chlorine

so uneducated!
so ignorant!

sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates)

geology

cortisol

to have class; classy

keratin

protein

chromosome
genetic material of chromosome

metamorphic rock (geology)

(physics) dark matter

essentially
inherent

chitin

stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)

antimatter

prime factor (in arithmetic)

mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)

substantive
substantial
material
considerable

high quality

perishable

molecular bromine

shelf life
expiration date

atomic weight of an element
atomic mass

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

external plasma membrane

mudstone (geology)

jiānchōngzhì

mesenchyme (loosely organized embryonic connective tissue)

yuánshēngzhì

protoplasm

basal plasma membrane

zhìliàngjiǎnchá

quality inspection

wénzhìbīnbīn

refined in manner
gentle

fúwùzhìliàng

Quality of Service
QOS

tuìhuàbiànzhì

(idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved

zhòngliàngqīngzhì

to value quantity over quality

zhìliàngguǎnlǐ

quality management

sùzhìjiàoyù

all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育／应试教育 (yìngshìjiàoyù), exam-oriented education)

tiānshēnglìzhì

natural beauty

wùzhìwénmíng

material culture

shénjīngjiāozhì

glial cell
neuroglia

zhì'áiwùzhì

carcinogen
cancer causing substance

mudstone

gǔzhìshūsōng

osteoporosis

dìzhìniánbiǎo

geological time scale

wùzhìxiǎngshòu

material benefits

chuánshūméizhì

transmission medium

wùlǐxìngzhì

physical property

shǎotūjiāozhì

oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system
oligodendroglia

yìzhìwǎnglù

heterogeneous network

ànzhìdìngjià

to fix a price based on quality (idiom)

xìngzhìmìngtí

categorical proposition (logic)

solid substance

xīsōnggǔzhì

cancellous bone
trabecular bone
spongy bone

tòumíngzhìsuān

hyaluronic acid
hyaluronan

huàxuéxìngzhì

chemical property

biànzhìzuòyòng

metamorphism (geology)

shuǐzhìwūrǎn

water pollution

shēngwùzhìnéng

biomass

qualitative leap

professionalism

shēnghuózhìliào

consumer goods

zhìliàngbǎozhàng

quality assurance (QA)

qīngzhìshíyóu

light petroleum (product)
gasoline and diesel oil

yuánzǐzhìliàng

atomic mass

zhìzǐhōngjī

proton bombardment

yíchuánwùzhì

genetic material

dìzhìxuéjiā

geologist

yíngyǎngwùzhì

nutrient

yángzhìhǔpí

lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
braggart

mǐngǎnwùzhì

sensitive materials

línjièzhìliàng

critical mass

shènshàngxiànpízhì

肾上腺皮质

[腎上腺皮質]

adrenal cortex

qiúzhuàngdànbáizhì

球状蛋白质

[球狀蛋白質]

globular protein

cāomiànnèizhìwǎng

糙面内质网

[糙面內質網]

rough endoplasmic reticulum

qián'éyèpízhì

前额叶皮质

[前額葉皮質]

prefrontal cortex (PFC)

guāngmiànnèizhìwǎng

光面内质网

[光面內質網]

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

tángpízhìjīsù

糖皮质激素

[糖皮質激素]

glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)

jǐsuǐhuīzhìyán

脊髓灰质炎

[脊髓灰質炎]

poliomyelitis

xuánwǔzhìróngyán

玄武质熔岩

[玄武質熔岩]

basalt
also written 玄熔岩 (xuánróngyán)

shènshàngxiànsuǐzhì

肾上腺髓质

[腎上腺髓質]

adrenal medulla

Měiguó Dìzhìjú

美国地质局

[美國地質局]

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

dìzhìniándàibiǎo

地质年代表

[地質年代表]

geological time scale

gǔzhìshūsōngzhèng

骨质疏松症

[骨質疏鬆症]

osteoporosis

pízhìlèigùchún

皮质类固醇

[皮質類固醇]

corticosteroid

shénjīngjiāozhìxìbāo

神经胶质细胞

[神經膠質細胞]

glial cell (provide support to neuron)
neuroglia

jièzhìfǎngwènkòngzhì

介质访问控制

[介質訪問控制]

Medium Access Control
MAC

shēntǐzhìliàngzhǐshù

身体质量指数

[身體質量指數]

body mass index (BMI)

fēitóngzhìhuàdàibì

非同质化代币

[非同質化代幣]

non-fungible token (NFT)

qīngzhìshíyóuchǎnpǐn

轻质石油产品

[輕質石油產品]

light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)

liánxùjièzhìlìxué

连续介质力学

[連續介質力學]

mechanics of a continuous medium
fluid mechanics

Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué

中国地质大学

[中國地質大學]

China University of Geosciences

jiānchōngzhìgànxìbāo

间充质干细胞

[間充質幹細胞]

mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)

yánpízhìlèigùchún

盐皮质类固醇

[鹽皮質類固醇]

mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)

Měiguó Dìzhì Diàochájú

美国地质调查局

[美國地質調查局]

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Zhōngguó Dìzhì Diàochájú

中国地质调查局

[中國地質調查局]

China Geological Survey (CGS)

Fēiwùzhì Wénhuà Yíchǎn

非物质文化遗产

[非物質文化遺產]

(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage

jièzhìfǎngwènkòngzhìcéng

介质访问控制层

[介質訪問控制層]

MAC layer

wùzhìwénmínghéjīngshénwénmíng

物质文明和精神文明

[物質文明和精神文明]

material and spiritual culture
matter and mind
material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)

Guójiā Zhìliàng Jiāndū Jiǎnyàn Jiǎnyì Zǒngjú

国家质量监督检验检疫总局

[國家質量監督檢驗檢疫總局]

AQSIQ
PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine