素質

See also: 素质

Chinese

		plain; element	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (素質)		素	質
simp. (素质)		素	质
anagram		質素／质素

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùzhì, sùzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ, ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ zat¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-chit

  (Teochew, Peng'im): su³ zioh⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵su-tseq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-chih⁴
    • Yale: sù-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjyh
    • Palladius: сучжи (sučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùzhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùjhíh
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-chih²
    • Yale: sù-jŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhjyr
    • Palladius: сучжи (sučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou³ zat¹
    • Yale: sou jāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ dzat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou³ zed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-chit
    • Tâi-lô: sòo-tsit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sorcid
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: su³ zioh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sù tsioh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sioʔ²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵su-tseq
    • MiniDict: su^去 tseh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²su-tseq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

素質

1. inner quality; innate quality

   身體素質／身体素质  ―  shēntǐ sùzhì  ―  physique

2. calibre; quality

   提高學生素質／提高学生素质  ―  tígāo xuéshēng sùzhì  ―  to improve the calibre of students

   提高公務員的綜合素質 [MSC, trad.]
   提高公务员的综合素质 [MSC, simp.]

   tígāo gōngwùyuán de zōnghé sùzhì [Pinyin]

   to improve the overall quality of civil servants

3. personal accomplishment; attainment; self-control; self-cultivation

   素質差！／素质差！  ―  Sùzhì chā!  ―  so ignorant!

4. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
5. (Classical) white material; white texture
6. (Classical) white complexion; pale complexion

Synonyms

• (inner quality):

Dialectal synonyms of 素質 (“inner quality (of a person)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		素質
Mandarin	Beijing	素質
	Taiwan	素質
Cantonese	Guangzhou	質素
	Hong Kong	質素
Wu	Shanghai	素質

• (personal accomplishment): 素養／素养 (sùyǎng)
• (character):

• 實質／实质 (shízhì)
• 性質／性质 (xìngzhì)
• 本色
• 本質／本质 (běnzhì)
• 真態／真态 (zhēntài) (literary)
• 質／质

 

Derived terms

• 素質教育／素质教育 (sùzhì jiàoyù)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
素	質
そ Grade: 5	しつ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そしつ [sòshítsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ɕi̥t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

素(そ)質(しつ) • (soshitsu) 

1. the makings, personal qualities, talents, tendencies

   Synonym: 資質 (shishitsu)

   • 1928, 岸田國士, 俳優志望者メンタルテスト‎^[1], 青空文庫:

     それなら、俳優(はいゆう)としての素質(そしつ)には、自信(じしん)があるのですか。

     Sore nara, haiyū to shite no soshitsu ni wa, jishin ga aru no desu ka.

     If that's the case, are you sure you have the makings of an actor?

Korean

Hanja in this term
素	質

Noun

素質 • (sojil) (hangeul 소질)

1. Hanja form^? of 소질 (“aptitude, knack, natural talent; innate quality, intrinsic quality”).