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材料
cáiliào
Description
做饭、做东西、写文章的时候，我们都需要材料。
When cooking, making things, or writing articles, we all need 材料.
这个词很常用，比如做菜的材料、盖房子的材料。
This word is very common, for example, 材料 for cooking or building houses.
Meanings
材料cáiliào
material; raw substance used to make things
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 for a task
我在找写报告的材料。
I'm looking for materials to write the report.
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Notes
- Etymology
材 (timber, material) + 料 (stuff, ingredients), together meaning raw materials.
- Nuance
材料 is physical stuff or source data; 资料 refers only to documents/information.
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