材料
cái liào
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material;
data;
makings;
stuff;
CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
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身材
shēn cái
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stature;
build (height and weight);
figure
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教材
jiào cái
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teaching material;
CL:本[ben3]
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器材
qì cái
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equipment;
material
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题材
tí cái
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subject matter
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棺材
guān cai
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coffin;
CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]
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素材
sù cái
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source material (in literature and art)
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木材
mù cái
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wood
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蠢材
chǔn cái
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idiot
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材质
cái zhì
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texture of timber;
quality of material;
material (that sth is made of)
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高材生
gāo cái shēng
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student of great ability
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建材
jiàn cái
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building materials
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原材料
yuán cái liào
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raw materials;
unprocessed materials
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取材
qǔ cái
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to collect material
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钢材
gāng cái
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steel (as raw material);
steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
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成材
chéng cái
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to make sth of oneself;
to become a person who is worthy of respect;
(of a tree) to grow to full size;
to become useful for timber
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药材
yào cái
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medicinal ingredient
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就地取材
jiù dì qǔ cái
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to draw on local resources;
using materials at hand
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人材
rén cái
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variant of 人才[ren2 cai2]
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耗材
hào cái
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consumables;
to consume raw materials
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良材
liáng cái
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good timber;
sound material;
fig. able person;
sound chap
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复合材料
fù hé cái liào
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composite material
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不成材
bù chéng cái
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worthless;
good-for-nothing
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不材
bù cái
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untalented;
I;
me (humble);
also written 不才[bu4 cai2]
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不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
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lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom);
fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
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