What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 材料 mean?

材料 cáiliào

material; stuff

It can also mean

  • documents; paperwork (for an application, case etc)
  • makings; stuff (of a person) (as in 不是这块材料)
  • data; information (as in 写材料)

Its characters

  1. 材 cái material (as in 材料)
  2. 料 liào material

In a sentence

这种材料又轻又结实。 This material is light and strong.

他偷偷告诉做箭的人:慢慢做,材料也不要全给他。

From 草船借箭 · Borrowing arrows with straw boats

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