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zhì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhì | zhi4
English translation
character
nature
quality
plain
to pawn
pledge
hostage
to question
Taiwan pr. [zhí]
essence, nature; material, substance

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About zhì

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhì

Contains the radical

hǎn

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

shell

Etymology of zhì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

hǎn 十贝

Semantic compound

Bèi

Phonetic compound

shí

Explanation

Simplified form of zhì . Origin unclear. The traditional component jīn was removed for simplification.

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Example sentences using zhì

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叶绿体 yè lǜ tǐ de tào yǒu 黄质的淡黄色 huáng sè .

The chloroplast envelope has the light yellow color of violaxanthin.

中微子实 zǐ shí yàn 已经 yǐjīng gěi le 我们 wǒmen 许多 xǔduō 关于 guānyú kuā 性质 xìngzhì de 知识 zhīshi .

Neutrino experiments have yielded much of our information on the properties of quarks.

zài 质子 zhì zǐ de suān Zhōng , shì lìng 一种 yī zhǒng quē 电子 diàn zǐ 元素 yuánsù .

In aprotic acids, it is some other electron - deficient element.

我们 wǒmen de 产品 chǎnpǐn dàn 要求 yāoqiú 数量 shùliàng duō ,而且 érqiě 要求 yāoqiú 质量 zhìliàng Gāo .

In production, we demand not only quantity but also quality.

我们 wǒmen hěn 高兴 gāoxìng Néng guì 公司 gōngsī 建立 jiànlì 实质性 shí zhì xìng de 业务 yèwù 联系 liánxì .

We're also very glad to have practical business dealings with you.

Words with zhì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
质量 zhìliàng quality質量
物质 wùzhì matter物質
人质 rénzhì hostage人質
zhì nature zhì
质疑 zhì yí to call into question質疑
素质 sùzhì inner quality素質
品质 pǐnzhì character品質
本质 běnzhì essence本質
性质 xìngzhì nature性質
气质 qìzhì temperament氣質
优质 yōu zhì excellent quality優質
蛋白质 dànbáizhì protein蛋白質
特质 tè zhì characteristic特質
实质 shízhì substance實質
神经质 shén jīng zhì nervous神經質
地质 dìzhì geology地質
潜质 qián zhì potential潛質
质问 zhì wèn to question質問
变质 biànzhì to degenerate變質
资质 zī zhì aptitude資質
实质性 shí zhì xìng substantive實質性
劣质 liè zhì shoddy劣質
水质 shuǐ zhì water quality水質
体质 tǐ zhì constitution體質
皮质 pí zhì cortex皮質

zhì Decomposition & Compounds

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zhì Decomposition

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zhì Compounds

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