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character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
HSK 4
(physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity
HSK 4
excellent quality
HSK 6
matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality
HSK 6
nature / characteristic / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
inner quality / basic essence
HSK 6
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
shoddy; of poor quality
HSK 7-9
personality traits; temperament; disposition / aura; air; feel; vibe / refinement; sophistication; class
HSK 7-9
protein
HSK 7-9
substance / essence
HSK 7-9
genetic material
to call into question / to question (truth or validity)
HSK 7-9
shelf life / expiration date
HSK 7-9
characteristic / special quality
HSK 7-9
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character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
impurity
hostage
HSK 7-9
geology
HSK 7-9
tooth enamel
critical mass
basalt / also written 玄熔岩
China University of Geosciences
(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup / (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness
HSK 7-9
to degenerate; to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad; to go off / (geology) metamorphism
HSK 7-9
cancellous bone / trabecular bone / spongy bone
refined in manner / gentle
quality management
Quality of Service / QOS
glial cell (provide support to neuron) / neuroglia
texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition
HSK 7-9
virtually / essentially
substantive / substantial / material / considerable
medium / media
all-round education (as opposed to exam-oriented education 應試教育|应试教育)
simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy
HSK 7-9
realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality
hyaluronic acid / hyaluronan
cytoplasm
nutrient
water pollution
silver medal
stony
quarantine bureau / quality inspection office
protoplasm
upright / straightforward
chemical property
texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of)
water quality
nervous / on edge / excitable / neurotic
aptitude / natural endowments
inhomogeneous
(idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved
homogeneous
(idiom) to be naturally beautiful; to be born beautiful
proton (positively charged nuclear particle) / a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
center of gravity / barycenter
prefrontal cortex (PFC)
osteoporosis
to mortgage / to pawn
basal plasma membrane
form / structure / design
mineral, esp. dietary mineral
carcinogen / cancer causing substance
geological time scale
parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment)
qualitative leap
examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law
gluten
to confront (in court etc) / confrontation
biomass
poliomyelitis
homogenous / uniform / homogenized
medium
wooden
proton number in nucleus / atomic number
material / matter
quality inspection
body mass index (BMI)
biomass
siliceous / containing silica
electrolyte
endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
cortisol
professionalism
to pledge (sth, usu. moveables, as security for a loan)
(UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage
gluten-free
prime factor (in arithmetic)
tone / sound quality / timbre
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
material culture
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
metamorphism (geology)
metamorphic rock (geology)
geologist
so uneducated! / so ignorant!
atomic mass
geology

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