材料
cáiliào
material; stuff
Every meaning
cáiliào
- material; stuff
- 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)
In the Library
他偷偷告诉做箭的人:慢慢做,材料也不要全给他。
米、花生、红枣……每家放的材料往往不一样,不过一般至少有八种。
Its characters
- 材cáimaterial (as in 材料)
- 料liàomaterial; stuff (as in 材料)
Words with 材
Words with 料
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).