Usage note
质量表示东西的好坏，也可指物体的重量。
zhì liàng biǎo shì dōng xī de hǎo huài， yě kě zhǐ wù tǐ de zhòng liàng。
质量 means quality, and can also refer to mass in physics.
Context note
这里主要用在好坏、标准和产品上。
zhè lǐ zhǔ yào yòng zài hǎo huài 、 biāo zhǔn hé chǎn pǐn shàng。
Here it mainly refers to quality, standards, and products.
5 examples
这件衣服质量很好。
zhè jiàn yī fu zhì liàng hěn hǎo。
This piece of clothing has very good quality.
我们重视产品质量。
wǒ men zhòng shì chǎn pǐn zhì liàng。
We value product quality.
这家店的质量不错。
zhè jiā diàn de zhì liàng bú cuò。
This shop has good quality.
老师检查作业的质量。
lǎo shī jiǎn chá zuò yè de zhì liàng。
The teacher checks the quality of homework.
质量高的东西更耐用。
zhì liàng gāo de dōng xī gèng nài yòng。
Things with high quality are more durable.
5 mini stories
他买东西时很看重质量。
tā mǎi dōng xī shí hěn kàn zhòng zhì liàng。
He values quality when buying things.
这批货的质量通过了检查。
zhè pī huò de zhì liàng tōng guò le jiǎn chá。
This batch of goods passed the quality check.
店主说质量不好就可以退。
diàn zhǔ shuō zhì liàng bù hǎo jiù kě yǐ tuì。
The shop owner said you can return it if the quality is bad.
大家都喜欢质量好的书包。
dà jiā dōu xǐ huan zhì liàng hǎo de shū bāo。
Everyone likes schoolbags with good quality.
工厂每天都要检查质量。
gōng chǎng měi tiān dōu yào jiǎn chá zhì liàng。
The factory checks quality every day.
Mini dialogue
书包质量
A
你的新书包看起来真好。
Nǐ de xīn shūbāo kàn qǐlái zhēn hǎo.
Your new backpack looks really nice.
B
谢谢，它的质量很好，很结实。
Xièxie, tā de zhìliàng hěn hǎo, hěn jiēshi.
Thanks, its quality is very good, it's very sturdy.
画的质量
A
你觉得这张画怎么样？
Nǐ juéde zhè zhāng huà zěnme yàng?
What do you think of this drawing?
B
颜色很漂亮，画的质量很高。
Yánsè hěn piàoliang, huà de zhìliàng hěn gāo.
The colors are beautiful, the quality of the drawing is very high.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
数量
shù liàng
quantity
质量 is about how good, 数量 is about how many
similar
品质
pǐn zhì
quality, character
品质 is often used for the quality of a person's character or a product