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nature / characteristic / CL: 個|个
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
(physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity
HSK 4
matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
inner quality / basic essence
HSK 6
essence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality
HSK 6
excellent quality
HSK 6
geology
HSK 7-9
to call into question / to question (truth or validity)
HSK 7-9
substance / essence
HSK 7-9
texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition
HSK 7-9
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
personality traits; temperament; disposition / aura; air; feel; vibe / refinement; sophistication; class
HSK 7-9
characteristic / special quality
HSK 7-9
shoddy; of poor quality
HSK 7-9
to degenerate; to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad; to go off / (geology) metamorphism
HSK 7-9
simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy
HSK 7-9
hostage
HSK 7-9
shelf life / expiration date
HSK 7-9
(a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup / (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness
HSK 7-9
protein
HSK 7-9
cutin / keratin
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
gluten-free
medium / media
perishable
solute
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character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
made of silver
texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of)
gluten-free diet
cortex / cerebral cortex
proton (positively charged nuclear particle) / a prince sent to be held as a hostage in a neighbouring state in ancient China
water quality
(attributive) paper; hard-copy; printed / paper quality
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
image quality; resolution; definition
sandy
mineral, esp. dietary mineral
tone / sound quality / timbre
electrolyte
to question / to enquire / interrogatory
qualitative change / fundamental change
quarantine / quality inspection
quality of meat / succulent (botany)
(high) quality
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
mudstone (geology)
refined in manner / gentle
homogeneous
colloid / gelatinous matter
realism (in art) / sense of reality / texture / tactile quality
mass spectrometry
to pledge (sth, usu. moveables, as security for a loan)
external plasma membrane
protoplasm
to confront (in court etc) / confrontation
impurity
center of gravity / barycenter
material / matter
waxiness
mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)
stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)
parent material (e.g. the eroded rock making up sediment)
medium
(idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved
silver medal
(old) tooth enamel (still in use in Taiwan)
wooden
aptitude / natural endowments
heterogeneous
high quality
prime number
at dawn
osteoporosis
to blame
(UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage
lignin
alkalinity
chitin
pawn shop
siliceous / containing silica
mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)
examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law
mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
(physics) dark matter
all-round education (as opposed to exam-oriented education 應試教育|应试教育)
plasmid
neurotransmitter
keratin
nervous / on edge / excitable / neurotic
(chemistry) mass transfer (as observed in processes like evaporation, distillation and membrane filtration)
endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
virtually / essentially
stony
Quality of Service / QOS
tannin
pawnshop (old)
nutrient

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