Chinese word

质量

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì liàng

Meaning

  • nounquality

Example

我们需要提高质量。wǒ men xū yào tí gāo zhì liàng

We need to improve quality.

Illustration for 质量 (quality)

More examples

交付前需要检查产品的质量。jiāo fù qián xū yào jiǎn chá chán pǐn de zhì liàng

We need to check the product's quality before delivery.

Core concept

The measurable character or amount of a thing: how well it performs in use, or how much matter it contains.

Common phrases

  • 质量问题zhì liàng wèn tí

    quality problem

  • 保证质量bǎo zhèng zhì liàng

    ensure quality

  • 提升质量tí shēng zhì liàng

    improve quality

Similar words

品质pǐn zhì: The perceived goodness and value of a product or service.
性能xìng néng: The level of ability a machine or product has to carry out its functions.
标准biāo zhǔn: A required rule or level for judging whether a product or task is acceptable.
规格guī gé: The detailed size, shape, and technical conditions required for a product or part.

Definition in Chinese

表示商品、服务或工作在性能、稳定性与合格程度上的表现，反映能否满足用途或标准。biǎo shì shāng pǐn fú wù huò gōng zuò zài xìng néng wěn dìng xìng yǔ hé gé chéng dù shàng de biǎo xiàn fǎn yìng néng fǒu mǎn zú yòng tú huò biāo zhǔn

Word origin

质量 (zhìliàng, "quality; mass") is built from 质 (zhì, "nature") and 量 (liàng, "measure"), joining what a thing is like with the degree or amount being measured.

Usage tips

  • In ordinary conversation, products, services, and work usually set the context, while physics uses the same word for mass, so the surrounding topic matters.

Other meanings

  • massnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 质量控制zhì liàng kòng zhìquality controlnoun
  • 质量标准zhì liàng biāo zhǔnquality standardnoun

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