Meaning of 品质
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- character
- intrinsic quality (of a person)
- quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
How to use 品质
品质 is used for a person's moral character and for the quality of products, services, or things like life and air. It sounds a bit more formal and evaluative than everyday talk. Example: 他是一个品质很好的人。(Tā shì yí gè pǐnzhì hěn hǎo de rén.) He is a person of good character.
品 (pǐn) shows three mouths, like several people tasting and judging something, and 质 (zhì) means substance or nature. Put them together and you get the judged nature of a thing or a person: its quality.
Common mistake: Learners often use 品质 and 质量 (zhìliàng) interchangeably for products. 质量 is the more common everyday word for product quality, while 品质 leans toward premium or refined quality and is the one to use for a person's character. Also do not swap in 性质 (xìngzhì), which means the nature or type of something, not how good it is.
品质 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
品 pǐn · article · 9 strokes
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质 zhì · essence · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 品质.
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise |
| 质量 | zhìliàng | (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence) |
| 性质 | xìngzhì | nature; characteristic |
| 物质 | wùzhì | matter; substance |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety |
| 工艺品 | gōngyìpǐn | handicraft article; handiwork |
| 豆制品 | dòuzhìpǐn | legume-based product; soybean product |
| 农产品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | agricultural produce |
| 水产品 | shuǐchǎnpǐn | aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) |
Questions about 品质
What does 品质 mean?
品质 (pǐnzhì) means "character; intrinsic quality (of a person)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 品质?
品质 is made of 2 characters: 品 (9 strokes), 质 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 品质 an HSK word?
Yes. 品质 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 品质 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 品质 is written 品質.
Can I use 品质 to describe someone's personality?
Yes, but it refers to moral character, such as honesty or kindness, rather than personality traits like being outgoing. For personality in general, 性格 (xìnggé) is the usual word.
What are common phrases with 品质?
You will often see 生活品质 (shēnghuó pǐnzhì) quality of life, 空气品质 (kōngqì pǐnzhì) air quality, and 高品质 (gāo pǐnzhì) high quality. In advertising, 品质 is popular because it sounds more refined than 质量.