钙质

鈣質

gàizhì

noun

Meanings

1 calcium (in food / nutrition)
2 calcium content

Characters

substance; quality

Examples

HSK 5

牛奶里含有丰富的钙质。

Niúnǎi lǐ hányǒu fēngfù de gàizhì.

Milk contains plenty of calcium.

HSK 5

老年人需要补充钙质。

Lǎoniánrén xūyào bǔchōng gàizhì.

Elderly people need to supplement calcium.

Tips

usage

钙质 vs. 钙: 钙 (gài) is the chemical element calcium; 钙质 adds 质 ('substance') and is the everyday, nutritional word - what you 'eat' or 'lack'. The pattern X+质 ('X-substance') is productive for nutrients: 蛋白质 (protein), 脂质 (lipid), 矿物质 (mineral).

Stroke Order

钙 gài

质 zhì