材料 cái liào ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ coi4 liu2 HSK 4 進階級 · Level 3
- (raw) material
- data
- (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
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材
- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 器材 qì cái ㄑㄧˋ ㄘㄞˊ hei3 coi4 equipment
- 教材 jiào cái ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ gaau3 coi4 teaching material
- 木材 mù cái ㄇㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ muk6 coi4 wood
- 棺材 guān cai ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄘㄞ gun1 coi4 coffin
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- 素材 sù cái ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ sou3 coi4 source material (in literature and art)
- 药材 藥材 yào cái ㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊ joek6 coi4 medicinal ingredient
- 身材 shēn cái ㄕㄣ ㄘㄞˊ san1 coi4 stature
- 题材 題材 tí cái ㄊㄧˊ ㄘㄞˊ tai4 coi4 subject matter
- 原材料 yuán cái liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 coi4 liu2 raw and semifinished materials
- 不材 bù cái ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ bat1 coi4 untalented
- 主材 zhǔ cái ㄓㄨˇ ㄘㄞˊ zyu2 coi4 principal or main material (engineering)
- 人材 rén cái ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ jan4 coi4 variant of 人才
- 型材 xíng cái ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ jing4 coi4 extruded profile
- 基材 jī cái ㄐㄧ ㄘㄞˊ gei1 coi4 substrate
- 寿材 壽材 shòu cái ㄕㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ sau6 coi4 coffin
- 媒材 méi cái ㄇㄟˊ ㄘㄞˊ mui4 coi4 medium (art) (Tw)
- 干材 幹材 gàn cái ㄍㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ gon3 coi4 capability
- 废材 廢材 fèi cái ㄈㄟˋ ㄘㄞˊ fai3 coi4 useless person; good-for-nothing
- 建材 jiàn cái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ gin3 coi4 building materials
料
- 不料 bù liào ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ bat1 liu6 unexpectedly
- 佐料 zuǒ liào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zo3 liu2 condiments
- 原料 yuán liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 liu2 raw material
- 史料 shǐ liào ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ si2 liu2 historical material or data
- 塑料 sù liào ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ sou3 liu2 plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
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- 意料 yì liào ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ji3 liu6 to anticipate; to expect
- 料到 liào dào ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ liu6 dou3 to foresee
- 料理 liào lǐ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ liu6 lei5 to arrange
- 木料 mù liào ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ muk6 liu2 lumber
- 染料 rǎn liào ㄖㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jim5 liu2 dye
- 照料 zhào liào ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ziu3 liu6 to tend
- 燃料 rán liào ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jin4 liu2 fuel
- 肥料 féi liào ㄈㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fei4 liu2 fertilizer
- 调料 調料 tiáo liào ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tiu4 liu2 condiment
- 资料 資料 zī liào ㄗ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi1 liu2 material
- 预料 預料 yù liào ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyu6 liu6 to forecast
- 饮料 飲料 yǐn liào ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jam2 liu6 drink
- 饲料 飼料 sì liào ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi6 liu2 feed; fodder
- 香料 xiāng liào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄠˋ hoeng1 liu2 spice
- 原材料 yuán cái liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 coi4 liu2 raw and semifinished materials
Idioms with these characters
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào ㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄠˋ jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3 (idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 (idiom) unexpected
- 出乎预料 出乎預料 chū hū yù liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 jyu6 liu2 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6 unexpected (idiom)
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- 料事如神 liào shì rú shén ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ liu6 si6 jyu4 san4 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
- 始料未及 shǐ liào wèi jí ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 not expected at the outset (idiom)
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 意料之外 yì liào zhī wài ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ ji3 liu6 zi1 ngoi6 (idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
Example sentences
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材料 损坏 損壞 了 。
This material is ruined.
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材料 将 將 被 提供 。
Materials will be provided.
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日本 缺乏 原材料 。
Japan is lacking in raw materials.
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她 为 為 一 本 书 書 收集 材料 。
She is collecting material for a book.
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今天 我 要 去 买 買 些 材料 。
I'm going to go buy some materials today.
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