质量上乘 (zhì liàng shàng chéng) — of superior quality; top-grade; premium

Definition

Four-character idiom meaning 'top-grade, superior in quality' — used in formal or evaluative writing, much stronger than simply saying 质量好.

idiom
of superior qualitytop-gradepremium

Examples

  • 质量上乘,。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī shēng chǎn de qì chē zhì liàng shàng chéng, yíng dé le quán qiú kè hù de xìn rèn.
    The cars produced by this company are of superior quality and have won the trust of customers worldwide.
  • 质量上乘。
    Wǒ men zhī xuǎn yòng zhì liàng shàng chéng de yuán cái liào lái zhì zuò chǎn pǐn.
    We only select top-grade raw materials to make our products.
  • ,质量上乘,。
    Zhè tào jiā jù zuò gōng jīng xì, zhì liàng shàng chéng, zhí dé gòu mǎi.
    This set of furniture has fine craftsmanship and superior quality; it's worth buying.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

  • 日日rìsun
  • 東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

Open 量 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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

乘 was drawn as a person climbing a tree, with the feet visible.

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