Chinese words · HSK 4

材料

cáiliào

material; stuff

Every meaning

cáiliào

  1. material; stuff
  2. documents; paperwork (for an application, case etc)
  3. makings; stuff (of a person) (as in 不是这块材料)
  4. data; information (as in 写材料)

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).