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材料
cáiliào
Description
“材料”是做东西的时候用的东西，比如做菜要买材料，做作业也要找材料。
"材料" are things used when making something, for example, you need to buy 材料 for cooking, and also find 材料 for doing homework.
Meanings
材料cáiliào
material; ingredient (for making something)
做这个蛋糕需要什么材料？
What ingredients are needed to make this cake?
材料cáiliào
data; information used as basis or reference
老师让我们找一些材料写报告。
The teacher asked us to find some materials to write the report.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
材 (material/timber) + 料 (stuff/ingredient), both meaning raw substance.
- Nuance
材料 is physical material; 资料 leans toward documents and reference data.
In videos
“读最简单的材料”
“有很多这种嗯学习的材料”
“可能有用再循环的材料去做的服装”
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