高质 (gāo zhì) — high-quality

Definition

adjective
high-quality

Examples

  • 高质。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng gāo zhì de chǎn pǐn.
    This company provides high-quality products.
  • 高质。
    Wǒ men zhuī qiú gāo zhì de fú wù.
    We pursue high-quality service.
  • 高质。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào shì gāo zhì de.
    This material is high-quality.

Origin

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.

高gāohigh
质zhìquality

高 suggests high and 质 suggests quality, yielding high quality.

Characters in this word

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

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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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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