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材料 (cái liào): material, data

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
material, data
Characters
2
Part of speech
noun
HSK level
HSK 4

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • (raw) material
  • data
  • (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
  • material
  • substance from which something is made
  • data
  • information
  • documents used as sources or evidence
  • (figurative) person considered as potential to be developed or to do a job

Chinese explanation

  • 用来制作物品的原料或物资,如木材、钢材等
  • 也指可供写作、研究等使用的事实、资料或素材。

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Example sentences

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These materials can be used to make clothes.

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We need to buy some building materials.

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The teacher handed out a lot of study materials to us.

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This kind of material is very light, but very strong.

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This kind of material is very light but extremely strong.

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In order to write the thesis, I collected a lot of reference materials.

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The police evidence shows that he was not at the scene at the time.

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He has the makings of a leader and should be well trained.

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Please submit the application materials to the office.

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