质 質 zhi4
character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr.

strokes 8
radical
贝
貝
strokes after radical 4
按质定价 按質定價 an4 zhi4 ding4 jia4
to fix a price based on quality (idiom)

保质期 保質期 bao3 zhi4 qi1
date of use (on foodstuffs); best before date

本质 本質 ben3 zhi4
essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality

本质上 本質上 ben3 zhi4 shang4
essentially; inherent

变质 變質 bian4 zhi4
to degenerate; to go bad; to deteriorate; metamorphosis

变质岩 變質岩 bian4 zhi4 yan2
metamorphic rock (geology)

变质作用 變質作用 bian4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4
metamorphism (geology)

材质 材質 cai2 zhi4
texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)

糙面内质网 糙面內質網 cao1 mian4 nei4 zhi4 wang3
rough endoplasmic reticulum

传输媒质 傳輸媒質 chuan2 shu1 mei2 zhi4
transmission medium

传质 傳質 chuan2 zhi4
mass transfer

单质 單質 dan1 zhi4
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)

蛋白质 蛋白質 dan4 bai2 zhi4
protein

地质 地質 di4 zhi4
geology

递质 遞質 di4 zhi4
neurotransmitter

地质年表 地質年表 di4 zhi4 nian2 biao3
geological time scale

地质年代表 地質年代表 di4 zhi4 nian2 dai4 biao3
geological time scale

地质学 地質學 di4 zhi4 xue2
geology

地质学家 地質學家 di4 zhi4 xue2 jia1
geologist

典质 典質 dian3 zhi4
to mortgage; to pawn

电解质 電解質 dian4 jie3 zhi4
electrolyte

对质 對質 dui4 zhi4
to confront (in court etc); confrontation

恶病质 惡病質 e4 bing4 zhi4
Cachexia (physical wasting associated with long-term illness)

珐琅质 琺瑯質 fa4 lang2 zhi4
tooth enamel

反物质 反物質 fan3 wu4 zhi4
antimatter

非均质 非均質 fei1 jun1 zhi4
inhomogeneous

非物质文化遗产 非物質文化遺產 fei1 wu4 zhi4 wen2 hua4 yi2 chan3
(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage

麸质 麩質 fu1 zhi4
gluten

服务质量 服務質量 fu2 wu4 zhi4 liang4
Quality of Service; QOS

浮质 浮質 fu2 zhi4
aerosol

钙质 鈣質 gai4 zhi4
calcium; calcium material (such as bone)

感质 感質 gan3 zhi4
qualia (philosophy)

高质量 高質量 gao1 zhi4 liang4
high quality

骨质疏松 骨質疏鬆 gu3 zhi4 shu1 song1
osteoporosis

骨质疏松症 骨質疏鬆症 gu3 zhi4 shu1 song1 zheng4
osteoporosis

固体物质 固體物質 gu4 ti3 wu4 zhi4
solid substance

光面内质网 光面內質網 guang1 mian4 nei4 zhi4 wang3
smooth endoplasmic reticulum

硅铝质 硅鋁質 gui1 lv3 zhi4
sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates)

硅质 硅質 gui1 zhi4
siliceous; containing silica

硅质岩 硅質岩 gui1 zhi4 yan2
siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica)

国家质量监督检验检疫总局 國家質量監督檢驗檢疫總局 guo2 jia1 zhi4 liang4 jian1 du1 jian3 yan4 jian3 yi4 zong3 ju2
AQSIQ; PRC State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

化学性质 化學性質 hua4 xue2 xing4 zhi4
chemical property

几丁质 幾丁質 ji1 ding1 zhi4
chitin

基质 基質 ji1 zhi4
base solvent (of chemical compound); stroma (framing biological tissue)

基质膜 基質膜 ji1 zhi4 mo2
basal plasma membrane

脊髓灰质炎 脊髓灰質炎 ji3 sui3 hui1 zhi4 yan2
poliomyelitis

间充质 間充質 jian1 chong1 zhi4
mesenchyme (loosely organized embryonic connective tissue)

间充质干细胞 間充質幹細胞 jian1 chong1 zhi4 gan4 xi4 bao1
mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)

间质 間質 jian1 zhi4
mesenchyme (physiology)

胶原质 膠原質 jiao1 yuan2 zhi4
collagen (protein)

胶质 膠質 jiao1 zhi4
colloid; gelatinous matter

角质 角質 jiao3 zhi4
cutin; keratin

角质层 角質層 jiao3 zhi4 ceng2
stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)

角质素 角質素 jiao3 zhi4 su4
keratin

介质 介質 jie4 zhi4
medium; media

介质访问控制 介質訪問控制 jie4 zhi4 fang3 wen4 kong4 zhi4
Medium Access Control; MAC

介质访问控制层 介質訪問控制層 jie4 zhi4 fang3 wen4 kong4 zhi4 ceng2
MAC layer

均质 均質 jun1 zhi4
homogenous; uniform; homogenized

矿物质 礦物質 kuang4 wu4 zhi4
mineral, esp. dietary mineral

蜡质 蠟質 la4 zhi4
waxiness

连续介质力学 連續介質力學 lian2 xu4 jie4 zhi4 li4 xue2
mechanics of a continuous medium; fluid mechanics

劣质 劣質 lie4 zhi4
shoddy; of poor quality

临界质量 臨界質量 lin2 jie4 zhi4 liang4
critical mass

卤质 鹵質 lu3 zhi4
alkalinity

氯单质 氯單質 lv4 dan1 zhi4
molecular chlorine

媒质 媒質 mei2 zhi4
medium

美国地质调查局 美國地質調查局 mei3 guo2 di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2 ju2
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

美国地质局 美國地質局 mei3 guo2 di4 zhi4 ju2
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

敏感物质 敏感物質 min3 gan3 wu4 zhi4
sensitive materials

母质 母質 mu3 zhi4
parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment)

木质 木質 mu4 zhi4
wooden

木质部 木質部 mu4 zhi4 bu4
xylem

木质素 木質素 mu4 zhi4 su4
lignin

内质网 內質網 nei4 zhi4 wang3
endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

泥质 泥質 ni2 zhi4
muddy

泥质岩 泥質岩 ni2 zhi4 yan2
mudstone (geology)

泥质页岩 泥質頁岩 ni2 zhi4 ye4 yan2
mudstone

皮质 皮質 pi2 zhi4
cortex; cerebral cortex

皮质醇 皮質醇 pi2 zhi4 chun2
cortisol

皮质类固醇 皮質類固醇 pi2 zhi4 lei4 gu4 chun2
corticosteroid

品质 品質 pin3 zhi4
character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)

气质 氣質 qi4 zhi4
temperament; personality traits; manners

器质性 器質性 qi4 zhi4 xing4
(of medical disorders) organic

潜质 潛質 qian2 zhi4
potential

壳质 殼質 qiao4 zhi4
chitin

轻质石油 輕質石油 qing1 zhi4 shi2 you2
light petroleum (product); gasoline and diesel oil

轻质石油产品 輕質石油產品 qing1 zhi4 shi2 you2 chan3 pin3
light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)

球状蛋白质 球狀蛋白質 qiu2 zhuang4 dan4 bai2 zhi4
globular protein

染色质 染色質 ran3 se4 zhi4
chromosome; genetic material of chromosome

人质 人質 ren2 zhi4
hostage

溶质 溶質 rong2 zhi4
dissolved substance; material in solution

鞣质 鞣質 rou2 zhi4
tannin

肉质 肉質 rou4 zhi4
quality of meat; succulent (botany)

肉质根 肉質根 rou4 zhi4 gen1
succulent root (botany)

沙质 沙質 sha1 zhi4
sandy

少突胶质 少突膠質 shao3 tu1 jiao1 zhi4
oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system; oligodendroglia

身体质量指数 身體質量指數 shen1 ti3 zhi4 liang4 zhi3 shu4
body mass index (BMI)

神经胶质 神經膠質 shen2 jing1 jiao1 zhi4
glial cell; neuroglia

神经胶质细胞 神經膠質細胞 shen2 jing1 jiao1 zhi4 xi4 bao1
glial cell (provide support to neuron); neuroglia

神经质 神經質 shen2 jing1 zhi4
nervous; on edge; excitable; neurotic

肾上腺皮质 腎上腺皮質 shen4 shang4 xian4 pi2 zhi4
adrenal cortex

肾上腺髓质 腎上腺髓質 shen4 shang4 xian4 sui3 zhi4
adrenal medulla

生活质料 生活質料 sheng1 huo2 zhi4 liao4
consumer goods

生物质 生物質 sheng1 wu4 zhi4
biomass

生物质能 生物質能 sheng1 wu4 zhi4 neng2
biomass

实质 實質 shi2 zhi4
substance; essence

石质 石質 shi2 zhi4
stony

实质上 實質上 shi2 zhi4 shang4
virtually; essentially

实质性 實質性 shi2 zhi4 xing4
substantive; substantial; material; considerable

水质 水質 shui3 zhi4
water quality

水质污染 水質污染 shui3 zhi4 wu1 ran3
water pollution

素质 素質 su4 zhi4
inner quality; basic essence

素质差 素質差 su4 zhi4 cha4
so uneducated!; so ignorant!

素质教育 素質教育 su4 zhi4 jiao4 yu4
all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育, exam-oriented education)

糖皮质激素 糖皮質激素 tang2 pi2 zhi4 ji1 su4
glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)

特质 特質 te4 zhi4
characteristic; special quality

体质 體質 ti3 zhi4
constitution

铁镁质 鐵鎂質 tie3 mei3 zhi4
mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)

同质 同質 tong2 zhi4
homogeneous

透明质酸 透明質酸 tou4 ming2 zhi4 suan1
hyaluronic acid; hyaluronan

蜕化变质 蛻化變質 tui4 hua4 bian4 zhi4
to degenerate (morally) (idiom); to become depraved

外质膜 外質膜 wai4 zhi4 mo2
external plasma membrane

文质彬彬 文質彬彬 wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1
refined in manner; gentle

武器可用物质 武器可用物質 wu3 qi4 ke3 yong4 wu4 zhi4
weapons-usable material

物理性质 物理性質 wu4 li3 xing4 zhi4
physical property

物质 物質 wu4 zhi4
matter; substance; material; materialistic

物质文明 物質文明 wu4 zhi4 wen2 ming2
material culture

物质文明和精神文明 物質文明和精神文明 wu4 zhi4 wen2 ming2 he2 jing1 shen2 wen2 ming2
material and spiritual culture; matter and mind; material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)

物质享受 物質享受 wu4 zhi4 xiang3 shou4
material benefits

稀松骨质 稀鬆骨質 xi1 song1 gu3 zhi4
cancellous bone; trabecular bone; spongy bone

细胞质 細胞質 xi4 bao1 zhi4
cytoplasm

形质 形質 xing2 zhi4
form; structure; design

性质 性質 xing4 zhi4
nature; characteristic

性质命题 性質命題 xing4 zhi4 ming4 ti2
categorical proposition (logic)

溴单质 溴單質 xiu4 dan1 zhi4
molecular bromine

玄武质熔岩 玄武質熔岩 xuan2 wu3 zhi4 rong2 yan2
basalt; also written 玄熔岩

牙本质 牙本質 ya2 ben3 zhi4
dentin; dentine

牙釉质 牙釉質 ya2 you4 zhi4
dental enamel

盐皮质类固醇 鹽皮質類固醇 yan2 pi2 zhi4 lei4 gu4 chun2
mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)

羊质虎皮 羊質虎皮 yang2 zhi4 hu3 pi2
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom); fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance; braggart

遗传物质 遺傳物質 yi2 chuan2 wu4 zhi4
genetic material

异质 異質 yi4 zhi4
heterogeneous

异质体 異質體 yi4 zhi4 ti3
variant

异质网路 異質網路 yi4 zhi4 wang3 lu4
heterogeneous network

音质 音質 yin1 zhi4
tone; sound quality; timbre

银质奖 銀質獎 yin2 zhi4 jiang3
silver medal

营养物质 營養物質 ying2 yang3 wu4 zhi4
nutrient

优质 優質 you1 zhi4
excellent quality

有气质 有氣質 you3 qi4 zhi4
to have class; classy

原生质 原生質 yuan2 sheng1 zhi4
protoplasm

原子质量 原子質量 yuan2 zi3 zhi4 liang4
atomic mass

杂质 雜質 za2 zhi4
impurity

脂质体 脂質體 zhi1 zhi4 ti3
liposome (bilayer lipid vesicle)

职业素质 職業素質 zhi2 ye4 su4 zhi4
professionalism

纸质 紙質 zhi3 zhi4
paper; hard copy; printed (as opposed to electronically displayed)

致癌物质 致癌物質 zhi4 ai2 wu4 zhi4
carcinogen; cancer causing substance

质变 質變 zhi4 bian4
qualitative change; fundamental change

质的飞跃 質的飛躍 zhi4 de5 fei1 yue4
qualitative leap

质地 質地 zhi4 di4
texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition

质点 質點 zhi4 dian3
point mass; particle

质感 質感 zhi4 gan3
realism (in art); sense of reality; texture; tactile quality

质检 質檢 zhi4 jian3
quarantine; quality inspection

质检局 質檢局 zhi4 jian3 ju2
quarantine bureau; quality inspection office

质库 質庫 zhi4 ku4
pawnshop (old)

质粒 質粒 zhi4 li4
plasmid

质量 質量 zhi4 liang4
quality; (physics) mass

质量保障 質量保障 zhi4 liang4 bao3 zhang4
quality assurance (QA)

质量管理 質量管理 zhi4 liang4 guan3 li3
quality management

质量检查 質量檢查 zhi4 liang4 jian3 cha2
quality inspection

质量块 質量塊 zhi4 liang4 kuai4
a mass; a body

质量数 質量數 zhi4 liang4 shu4
atomic weight of an element; atomic mass

质料 質料 zhi4 liao4
material; matter

质明 質明 zhi4 ming2
at dawn

质难 質難 zhi4 nan4
to blame

质谱 質譜 zhi4 pu3
mass spectrometry

质朴 質樸 zhi4 pu3
simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy

质谱仪 質譜儀 zhi4 pu3 yi2
mass spectrometer

质铺 質鋪 zhi4 pu4
pawn shop

质数 質數 zhi4 shu4
prime number

质素 質素 zhi4 su4
(high) quality

质问 質問 zhi4 wen4
to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate

质心 質心 zhi4 xin1
center of gravity; barycenter

质询 質詢 zhi4 xun2
to question; to enquire; interrogatory

质疑 質疑 zhi4 yi2
to call into question; to question (truth or validity)

质因数 質因數 zhi4 yin1 shu4
prime factor (in arithmetic)

质证 質證 zhi4 zheng4
examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law

质直 質直 zhi4 zhi2
upright; straightforward

质子 質子 zhi4 zi3
proton (positively charged nuclear particle); a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China

质子轰击 質子轟擊 zhi4 zi3 hong1 ji1
proton bombardment

质子数 質子數 zhi4 zi3 shu4
proton number in nucleus; atomic number

中国地质大学 中國地質大學 zhong1 guo2 di4 zhi4 da4 xue2
China University of Geosciences

中国地质调查局 中國地質調查局 zhong1 guo2 di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2 ju2
China Geological Survey (CGS)

重量轻质 重量輕質 zhong4 liang4 qing1 zhi4
to value quantity over quality

资质 資質 zi1 zhi4
aptitude; natural endowments

紫质症 紫質症 zi3 zhi4 zheng4
porphyria (medicine)