How to say “materials” in Chinese
materials, papers; material
“Materials” in Chinese is 材料, cái liào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
材料 is read cái liào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”; on the right, 才 cái hints at the sound.
On the left, 米 “rice”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “材料”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 材料. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 申请签证需要哪些材料？shēnqǐngqiānzhèngxūyàonǎxiēcáiliàoWhat documents do you need to apply for a visa?
- 请在五号之前提交材料qǐngzàiwǔhàozhīqiántíjiāocáiliàoPlease submit the documents before the fifth.
- 先在网上预约，然后提交材料，最后等通知。xiānzàiwǎngshangyùyuē,ránhòutíjiāocáiliào,zuìhòuděngtōngzhīFirst you book online, then you submit the documents, and finally you wait to be notified.
- 他们研制出了一种新型材料tāmenyánzhìchūleyìzhǒngxīnxíngcáiliàoThey developed a new type of material.
- 这家工厂为我们供应原材料zhèjiāgōngchǎngwèiwǒmengōngyìngyuáncáiliàoThis factory supplies us with raw materials.
- 这种材料具有独特的特性zhèzhǒngcáiliàojùyǒudútèdetèxìngThis material has unique properties.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “materials” in Chinese?
“Materials” in Chinese is 材料, pinyin cáiliào.
What does 材料 mean?
材料 (cáiliào) means “materials, papers; material”.
How do you write 材料?
材料 is 2 characters: 材 (cái) — material; 料 (liào) — material, raw material. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 材料?
材料 is read cáiliào. Tones: cái — second tone, liào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“materials” in the lesson “Printing and copying”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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