How to say “materials” in Chinese
materials, data
“Materials” in Chinese is 资料, zī liào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
资料 is read zī 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
At the bottom, 贝 “money”; on top, 次 cì 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 “资料”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 资料. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我在网上查资料wǒzàiwǎngshangcházīliàoI'm looking up materials online.
- 写论文的时候可以参考这些资料xiělùnwéndeshíhou,kěyǐcānkǎozhèxiēzīliàoWhen you write your thesis, you can draw on these materials.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “materials” in Chinese?
“Materials” in Chinese is 资料, pinyin zīliào.
What does 资料 mean?
资料 (zīliào) means “materials, data”.
How do you write 资料?
资料 is 2 characters: 资 (zī) — funds, capital; 料 (liào) — material, raw material. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 资料?
资料 is read zīliào. Tones: zī — first 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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