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品质 (pǐn zhì) — (of a person) character, moral quality; (of a product, service, life, etc.) quality

Definition

品质 covers both 'moral character' (of a person) and 'quality' (of products, services, life). For product quality alone, 质量 is more common; for a person's inner caliber, see 素质.

noun
(of a person) charactermoral quality(of a product, service, life, etc.) quality

Examples

  • 品质。
    Yí gè rén de pǐn zhì bǐ néng lì gèng zhòng yào.
    A person's character is more important than ability.
  • 品质。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de chǎn pǐn pǐn zhì hěn hǎo.
    This company's products are of very good quality.
  • 品质。
    Hǎo de huán jìng néng tí gāo shēng huó pǐn zhì.
    A good environment can improve the quality of life.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

品pǐnquality
质zhìquality

品质 joins 品 and 质, both expressing quality or character, to mean intrinsic quality.

Characters in this word

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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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.

  • 斦斦yín
  • 貝貝bèi

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

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