水质 (shuǐ zhì) — water quality | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

water quality

Examples

水质，。
Zhè ge chéng shì de shuǐ zhì hěn hǎo, kě yǐ zhí jiē yǐn yòng.
The water quality in this city is very good and can be drunk directly.
水质。
Gōng chǎng pái fàng fèi shuǐ huì yǐng xiǎng fù jìn de shuǐ zhì.
Factory wastewater discharge can affect the water quality in the vicinity.
水质。
Wǒ men xū yào dìng qī jiǎn cè yǐn yòng shuǐ de shuǐ zhì.
We need to regularly test the water quality of drinking water.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

质zhìquality

“水” water and “质” quality describe the condition of water.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 質; 质 is its simplified writing.

斦貝質

斦斦yín
貝貝bèi

The traditional form 質 is made up of 貝 and 斦; this describes 質, not the simplified 质.

Appears in

Environment & Ecology

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