质量
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
质量 (zhìliàng) · quality
质量 (zhìliàng) means “quality”. It is written with 2 characters: 质 (essence) + 量 (to measure). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 质量 is built
The characters
质 zhì · essence
What 质 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家店的东西质量很好。Zhè jiā diàn de dōngxi zhìliàng hěn hǎo.The goods in this shop are of good quality.
这双鞋质量怎么样？Zhè shuāng xié zhìliàng zěnmeyàng?How is the quality of these shoes?
Questions about 质量
What does 质量 mean?
质量 (zhìliàng) means “quality”.
How do you pronounce 质量?
质量 is pronounced zhìliàng.
Which HSK level is 质量?
质量 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 品质pǐnzhìquality
- 性质xìngzhìnature
- 本质běnzhìessence
- 物质wùzhìmatter
- 变质biànzhìto go bad
- 蛋白质dànbáizhìprotein
- 地质dìzhìgeology
- 气质qìzhìtemperament
- 人质rénzhìhostage
- 实质shízhìsubstance
Learn 质量 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.