cái

material, stuff; timber; talent

HSK 4 #952

DEFINITIONS

材 cái
  • material
  • timber
  • ability
  • aptitude
  • a capable individual
  • coffin (old)

STROKES

WORDS

不見棺不落淚 bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
zhǔ cái principal or main material (engineering)
五短身 wǔ duǎn shēn cái (of a person) short in stature
人尽其 rén jìn qí cái employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best; also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
人盡其 rén jìn qí cái employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best; also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
参考料 cān kǎo cái liào reference material; source documents
參考料 cān kǎo cái liào reference material; source documents
可裂变料 kě liè biàn cái liào fissile material
可裂變料 kě liè biàn cái liào fissile material
施教 yīn cái shī jiào (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
圆形木 yuán xíng mù cái log
圓形木 yuán xíng mù cái log
xíng cái extruded profile
jī cái substrate
寿 shòu cái coffin
shòu cái coffin
多层 duō céng cái plywood
多層 duō céng cái plywood
小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom); a sledgehammer to crack a nut
méi cái medium (art) (Tw)
gàn cái ability; capable
gàn cái ability; capable
xīn cái pith; central core (of tree)
放射性料 fàng shè xìng cái liào radioactive material
放射性发光料 fàng shè xìng fā guāng cái liào radiophosphor