素质

inner quality / basic essence

raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever

character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]

professionalism

so uneducated! / so ignorant!

all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4], exam-oriented education)