TongTong
Sign in

气质 (qì zhì) — (noun) a person's temperament, demeanor, style, or presence

Definition

气质 refers to a person's cultivated 'air' or presence — the style and refinement they carry, not their inner personality (that's 性格) or good manners (礼貌).

noun
a person's temperamentdemeanorstyleor presence

Examples

  • 气质。
    Tā de qì zhì fēi cháng yōu yǎ.
    Her demeanor is very elegant.
  • 气质，。
    Yí gè rén yǒu méi yǒu qì zhì, yì yǎn jiù néng kàn chū lái.
    You can tell at a glance whether a person has presence.
  • 气质。
    Péi yǎng liáng hǎo de qì zhì xū yào shí jiān hé xiū yǎng.
    Cultivating a good temperament takes time and refinement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

气qìtemperament
质zhìquality

气 and 质 together describe a person's temperament and 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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

Open 气 →

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.

Open 质 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Personality & Traits

Browse more HSK 6 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.