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title: "Qicai Meaning: 器材 (qìcái) Means “equipment”"
description: "器材 (qìcái) means “equipment; materials”. Hear its tones, see what 器 and 材 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qicai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 器材 mean?

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器材 qìcái

## equipment; materials

## Its characters

1. 器 qì device
2. 材 cái material (as in 材料)

## In a sentence

健身房新买了一批器材。 The gym bought a new batch of equipment.

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## More words with 器 or 材

- [材料 cáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cailiao)
- [材质 cáizhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caizhi)
- [电器 diànqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianqi)
- [服务器 fúwùqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuwuqi)
- [棺材 guāncai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guancai)
- [教材 jiàocái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaocai)
- [机器 jīqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiqi)
- [机器人 jīqìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiqiren)
- [浏览器 liúlǎnqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liulanqi)
- [木材 mùcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mucai)

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