材料 cái liào — (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job

材料
cái liào

Characters: 材 · 料

Definitions

  1. (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (raw) material
  2. data
  3. (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job

zdic(汉典)

  1. 原料;可供制成成品的东西
  2. 资料;可供参考或作为素材的事物
  3. 胜任某事的人选

ExtDict

  1. 可以直接造成成品的东西
  2. 在制作等过程中消耗的东西：建筑～｜补牙的～｜做一套衣服，这点～不够
  3. 写作、创作、研究等所依据的信息：他打算写一部小说，正在搜集～丨对～进行全面的分析，以得出正确的结论
  4. 可供参考的事实：人事～
  5. 比喻适于做某种事情的人才：我五音不全，不是唱歌的～。

Examples

  • 盖房子需要木材、水泥等各种材料。

    Building a house needs various materials such as timber and cement.

  • 这些资料是写论文的宝贵材料。

    These references are valuable source material for the thesis.

  • 他头脑灵活，是个好材料，好好培养必有出息。

    He is sharp-minded and has real potential; well nurtured, he will go far.