杂质

雜質

zázhì

noun #29,819

Meanings

1 impurity
2 foreign matter
3 contaminant

Characters

mixed; miscellaneous; varied

substance; quality; material

Examples

这批矿石含有大量杂质。

Zhè pī kuàngshí hányǒu dàliàng zázhì.

This batch of ore contains a large amount of impurities.

过滤器能去除水中的杂质。

Guòlǜqì néng qùchú shuǐzhōng de zázhì.

The filter can remove impurities from water.

Tips

memory

杂 means mixed or miscellaneous, and 质 means substance or material. So 杂质 literally means 「mixed-in substances」 — things that don't belong.

Stroke Order

杂 zá

质 zhì