Chinese

材料

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
material; stuff; ingredient
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese材 “material; stuff”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese才 “ability; gift; talent; capability”
  • characterChinese料 “to anticipate; to predict; to foresee; to expect”
    • ideaChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆／颗 m)”
    • ideaChinese斗 “a dipper or cup-like object, used in ancient China as a wine vessel”

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