How to say “raw materials” in Chinese
raw materials
“Raw materials” in Chinese is 原材料, yuán cái liào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
原材料 is read yuán cái liào: 3 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
A spring beneath a cliff 厂 — the source. It hints at the sound of 愿 yuàn.
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 “原材料”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 原材料. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家工厂为我们供应原材料zhèjiāgōngchǎngwèiwǒmengōngyìngyuáncáiliàoThis factory supplies us with raw materials.
More words from the lesson “Industries and resources”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “raw materials” in Chinese?
“Raw materials” in Chinese is 原材料, pinyin yuáncáiliào.
What does 原材料 mean?
原材料 (yuáncáiliào) means “raw materials”.
How do you write 原材料?
原材料 is 3 characters: 原 (yuán) — original; plain; 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 原材料?
原材料 is read yuáncáiliào. Tones: yuán — second tone, cái — second tone, liào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“raw materials” in the lesson “Industries and resources”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. 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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