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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

材料 [cáiliào]
  1. 1. noun [原料] material
    建筑材料公司
    building materials company
    这件大衣是用什么材料做的?
    What material is this coat made of?
  2. 2. noun [资料] material
    我正为毕业论文搜集材料
    I'm in the process of gathering material for my dissertation.
  3. 3. noun [人才] talent
    我不是经商的材料
    I have no talent for business.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

材料 [cáiliào]
  1. 1. material
    做个书架需要些什么材料
    What materials do you need to make a bookcase?
  2. 2. data; material
    学习材料
    material for study
    档案材料
    archival material
    调查材料
    data; findings
    搜集材料
    gather material; collect data
  3. 3. makings; stuff
    她不是演戏的材料
    She hasn't the makings of an actress.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

材料 [cáiliào]
  1. 1. 可供制作成品的物资、原料
    建筑材料
  2. 2. 写作的素材
    写剧本要搜集很多原始材料
  3. 3. 供参考用的资料
    档案材料
  4. 4. 比喻可以胜任某项工作的人才
    他是个当教师的材料

Examples

材料丢失,不予补发。
The material will not be reissued if lost.
学习材料
material for study
调查材料
data; findings
她不是演戏的材料
She hasn't the makings of an actress.
采购建筑材料
purchase building materials
查对材料
check the data
代用材料
substitute (or ersatz) materials

Word Decomposition


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Related Measure Words

  [fèn] |  一份材料
  [gè] |  一个材料
  [pī] |  一批材料
  [shǒu] |  一手材料
  [yàng] |  一样材料
  [zhǒng] |  一种材料

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