质 (zhì) — (noun) quality; nature (of a thing or person); (noun) substance; matter; (noun) pledge; hostage
Definition
质 (zhì) is a formal noun for 'quality' or 'substance' — the inherent nature of a thing or person. Often combines with other nouns, as in 质量 (quality) or 质问 (to question).
noun
qualitynature (of a thing or person)substancematterpledgehostage
Examples
- ，。Zhè zhǒng dōng xī de zhì dì hěn yìng, shì hé zuò gōng jù.This kind of material's texture is very hard, suitable for making tools.
- 质。Tā bǎ fáng zi zuò wéi dài kuǎn de zhì yā.He used the house as a pledge for the loan.
- 质，。Zhè ge rén de zhì zhì chéng shí kě kào, zhí dé xìn rèn.This person's character is honest and reliable, worthy of trust.
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