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料 (liào) — how to say "material" in Chinese
料
Material
noun · verb
1. material; raw material; ingredientHSK 3.0 · level 6
noun
2. to anticipate; to expect; to predictHSK 3.0 · level 6
verb
Character composition
料
material
Radicals / Keys
斗
Dipper
#68 · dǒu · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
买料
mǎi liào
buy material
Examples
我需要买一些做衣服的料。
I need to buy some material for making clothes.
这是好料。
This is good material.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say material in Chinese?
"material" in Chinese is 料 (liào).
料 meaning in English
料 (liào) means "Material".
How is 料 pronounced?
It is pronounced liào (written as liao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "material" in Chinese characters?
It is written 料 and has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 料?
料 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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Grammar with 料
有关的 — related to…
跟 (gēn) / 和 (hé) / 与 (yǔ) + Noun + 有关的 (yǒuguān de) + Noun
不 — might as well, no reason not to
不 (bù) + Verb + 白 (bái) + 不 (bù) + Verb
超 — prefix super-, multi-, anti-, non-
超 (chāo) / 多 (duō) / 反 (fǎn) / 无 (wú) / 亚 (yà) / 准 (zhǔn) + Stem
要有 — “whatever you need, it’s there”
要 (yào) + X + 有 (yǒu) + X, 要 (yào) + Y + 有 (yǒu) + Y / 要 (yào) + X + 没 (méi) + X, 要 (yào) + Y + 没 (méi) + Y