素材 sù cái ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ sou3 coi4 HSK 7-9
- source material (in literature and art)
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素
- 元素 yuán sù ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyun4 sou3 element (key component of sth)
- 因素 yīn sù ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ jan1 sou3 element
- 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ pok3 sou3 plain and simple
- 激素 jī sù ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨˋ gik1 sou3 hormone
- 素描 sù miáo ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ sou3 miu4 sketch
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- 素质 素質 sù zhì ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ sou3 zat1 inner quality
- 素食 sù shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ sou3 sik6 vegetarian food
- 素养 素養 sù yǎng ㄙㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ sou3 joeng5 (personal) accomplishment
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 抗生素 kàng shēng sù ㄎㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ kong3 sang1 sou3 antibiotic
- 维生素 維生素 wéi shēng sù ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ wai4 sang1 sou3 vitamin
- 素不相识 素不相識 sù bù xiāng shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ sou3 bat1 soeng1 sik1 to be total strangers (idiom)
- 互素 hù sù ㄏㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ wu6 sou3 (math.) coprime
- 像素 xiàng sù ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄙㄨˋ zoeng6 sou3 pixel
- 俭素 儉素 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gim6 sou3 thrifty and plain
- 全素 quán sù ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ cyun4 sou3 vegan
- 吃素 chī sù ㄔ ㄙㄨˋ hek3 sou3 to be a vegetarian
- 名素 míng sù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨˋ ming4 sou3 variant of 名宿
- 味素 wèi sù ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ mei6 sou3 monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 奶素 nǎi sù ㄋㄞˇ ㄙㄨˋ naai5 sou3 (adjective) lacto-vegetarian
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
- 材料 cái liào ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ coi4 liu2 (raw) material
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- 棺材 guān cai ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄘㄞ gun1 coi4 coffin
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 轻饶素放 輕饒素放 qīng ráo sù fàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄖㄠˊ ㄙㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ hing1 jiu4 sou3 fong3 easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
- 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān ㄕ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄢ si1 wai6 sou3 caan1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
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- 素不相能 sù bù xiāng néng ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄋㄥˊ sou3 bat1 soeng1 nang4 unable to get along (idiom)
- 素不相识 素不相識 sù bù xiāng shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ sou3 bat1 soeng1 sik1 to be total strangers (idiom)
- 素昧平生 sù mèi píng shēng ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ sou3 mui6 ping4 sang1 (idiom) to have never met sb before; entirely unacquainted
- 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sou3 min6 ciu4 tin1 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃) (idiom)
- 素未谋面 素未謀面 sù wèi móu miàn ㄙㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ sou3 mei6 mau4 min6 (idiom) to have never met
- 我行我素 wǒ xíng wǒ sù ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ ngo5 hang4 ngo5 sou3 to continue in one's own way (idiom)
- 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