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Teaching materials in Chinese

teaching materials · HSK 5

教材 jiào cái

  1. 教 jiāo to teach
  2. 材 cái material

Counted with 本: 一本教材 yì běn jiàocái

这本教材很适合初学者。 This textbook is very suitable for beginners.

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How do you say teaching materials in Chinese?

Teaching materials in Chinese is 教材 (jiào cái).

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