Writing
原材料 (yuán cái liào) — how to say "raw material" in Chinese
原材料
Raw material
noun
Character composition
原
original
材
material
料
material
Radicals / Keys
厂
Cliff
#27 · hǎn · 2 strokes
斗
Dipper
#68 · dǒu · 4 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
工业原材料
gōng yè yuán cái liào
industrial raw materials
购买原材料
gòu mǎi yuán cái liào
buy raw materials
原材料价格
yuán cái liào jià gé
price of raw materials
Examples
工厂需要很多原材料来生产产品。
The factory needs a lot of raw materials to produce goods.
这是原材料。
This is raw material.
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Frequently asked questions
Raw material meaning in Chinese
"raw material" in Chinese is 原材料 (yuán cái liào).
原材料 meaning in English
原材料 (yuán cái liào) means "Raw material".
How is 原材料 pronounced?
It is pronounced yuán cái liào (written as yuan cai liao, yuancailiao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "raw material" in Chinese characters?
It is written 原材料: 原 has 10 strokes, 材 has 7 strokes, 料 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 原材料?
原材料 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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