Chinese word

纸质

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǐ zhì

Meaning

  • nounpaper quality

Example

这份报告的纸质很差，墨水容易渗开。zhè fèn bào gào de zhǐ zhì hěn chà mò shuǐ róng yì shèn kāi

The paper quality of this report is poor, and the ink bleeds easily.

Illustration for 纸质 (paper quality)

More examples

这种商品采用纸质包装，更加环保。zhè zhǒng shāng pǐn cǎi yòng zhǐ zhì bāo zhuāng gèng jiā huán bǎo

This product uses paper packaging, making it more environmentally friendly.

Core concept

A paper sheet's physical feel, surface, and behavior when it meets ink or moisture.

Common phrases

  • 纸质名片zhǐ zhì míng piàn

    paper business card

  • 纸质报告zhǐ zhì bào gào

    paper report

  • 纸质杂志zhǐ zhì zá zhì

    paper magazine

Similar words

质量zhì liàng: The degree to which something is good, effective, or well made.
纸张zhǐ zhāng: A sheet or type of paper used as a writing or printing material.
手感shóu gǎn: The sensation a surface gives when a hand touches it.

Definition in Chinese

纸质是描述纸张物理属性和外观质量的词，常包括厚度、表面粗细、耐磨性与吸水性等方面。zhǐ zhì shì miáo shù zhǐ zhāng wù lǐ shǔ xìng hé wài guān zhì liàng de cí cháng bāo kuò hòu dù biǎo miàn cū xì nài mó xìng yǔ xī shuǐ xìng děng fāng miàn

Word origin

纸 (zhǐ, "paper") + 质 (zhì, "quality or nature") forms 纸质 (zhǐzhì, "paper quality"), naming the physical properties that define a sheet of paper.

Usage tips

  • Placed after a product or document in a 的 (de, "possessive") phrase, 纸质 (zhǐzhì, "paper quality") describes the material itself rather than what the item contains.

Other meanings

  • paper texturenoun
  • paperadjective

Opposites

  • 电子书diàn zi shūelectronic booknoun
  • 电子文件diàn zi wén jiànelectronic documentnoun

Related words

  • 纸质包装zhǐ zhì bāo zhuāngpaper packagingnoun
  • 纸质卡片zhǐ zhì kǎ piànpaper cardnoun

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