优质 (yōu zhì) — high-quality, excellent quality

Definition

Used for products, services, and goods of high quality — focuses on the thing itself. 优秀 describes people or performance; 一流 means 'top-tier'.

adjective

high-qualityexcellent quality

优质。
Zhè jiā chāo shì de yōu zhì shū cài hěn xīn xiān.
The high-quality vegetables at this supermarket are very fresh.
优质。
Tā men tí gōng de yōu zhì fú wù ràng kè hù hěn mǎn yì.
The excellent service they provide makes customers very satisfied.
优质。
Wǒ xuǎn le yí gè yōu zhì de xiāng zi yòng lái lǚ xíng.
I chose a high-quality suitcase for traveling.

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.

优yōuexcellent

优 gives excellent, 质 gives quality, together meaning high-quality.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 優; 优 is its simplified writing.

亻憂優

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

憂

憂yōu優yōu

Same sound today

The traditional form 優 combines 亻 (人, person) with 憂 for the sound; the simplified 优 is a later abbreviation.

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

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

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