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  *次* | 次* | *次
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *性* | 性* | *性
nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
characteristic / distinguishing feature or quality
HSK 3
green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities
HSK 3
trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
HSK 4
(physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity
HSK 4
to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme)
HSK 4
to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen
HSK 4
character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *硬* | 硬* | *硬
hard; stiff; solid / (fig.) strong; firm / resolutely; uncompromisingly / laboriously; with great difficulty / good (quality); able (person) / (of food) filling; substantial
HSK 5
top quality / front ranking
HSK 5
excellent quality
HSK 6
to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation
HSK 6
inner quality / basic essence
HSK 6
essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality
HSK 6
quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art)
HSK 6
superior quality / high grade / top grade
HSK 6
meaningful content / implication / (semantics) connotation / inner qualities (of a person)
HSK 7-9
vile / nasty / of very poor quality
HSK 7-9
rank / grade / quality / (aesthetic) taste
HSK 7-9
grade / class / quality / level
HSK 7-9
good or bad / good and bad / standard; quality / (coll.) very bad
HSK 7-9
natural instincts / nature / inherent quality
HSK 7-9
texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition
HSK 7-9
inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities
HSK 7-9
characteristic / special quality
HSK 7-9
shoddy; of poor quality
HSK 7-9
good-quality fake
best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *味* | 味* | *味
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
cheap quality counterfeit (goods) / low-quality commodities
water quality
qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
(attributive) paper; hard-copy; printed / paper quality
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *质* | 质* | *质
character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods
(high) quality
poetry / poetic quality or flavor
thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work
special grade / top quality
texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of)
image quality; resolution; definition
tone / sound quality / timbre
quarantine / quality inspection
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锴* | 锴* | *锴
high quality iron
quality of meat / succulent (botany)
top-quality
quality control
unified goods / goods in the command economy that are not graded by quality and uniformly priced
midway / mediocre (quality) / midfield (soccer)
qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)
to rank second (in terms of some attribute: size, frequency, quality etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瑷* | 瑷* | *瑷
fine quality jade
top-quality / top-grade
lofty quality / mettle / spirit
excellent / of superior quality
excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress
good quality and cheap / a bargain
Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team
realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality
low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior
to cultivate (personal qualities) / (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
first-class / best quality / also pr. [shang4 sheng4]
outstanding student / to give birth to healthy babies (typically involving prenatal screening and the abortion of offspring with a severe abnormality) / to enhance the genetic quality of a population; eugenics
poor-quality; inferior
special grade / top quality
relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
highest quality / top-notch
inferior quality / substandard / low-grade
mid-range (in quality and price)
inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel
high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals / superb liquor / top quality wine
eyesight (i.e. quality of vision)
feminine quality / effeminate
product of inferior quality
a cut above / top quality
Anhui ink (known for its quality)
standard definition (TV or video image quality)
sth of good quality / good person (usu. in the negative) / (Tw) delicious food
high quality
innate quality / natural disposition
tribute tea; fine quality tea
top notch; highest quality
imitation / quality fake
to be rich in (some quality or other)
grade (quality of product)
qualities that make sth popular or fashionable / (of a disease) epidemic
grade (i.e. quality) / rank
Quality of Service / QOS
quality management
quality assurance (QA)
quality control (QC), abbr. for 品質控制|品质控制
not manifesting one's inner quality
to resemble nature itself / of the highest quality (idiom)
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising
quality assurance (QA)
(before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ... / (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...

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