材 (cái) means Material. Below are 24 of the 41 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请准备好申请 材 料。
Qǐng zhǔnbèi hǎo shēnqǐng cáiliào.
Please prepare the application materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 材料
老师自己编了教 材 。
Lǎoshī zìjǐ biān le jiàocái.
The teacher compiled the materials himself.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 教材
学校统一发了教 材 。
Xuéxiào tǒngyī fā le jiàocái.
The school issued the textbooks to everyone.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 统一
请提供相关的 材 料。
Qǐng tígōng xiāngguān de cáiliào.
Please provide the relevant materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 相关
这种 材 料弹性很好。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào tánxìng hěn hǎo.
This material is very elastic.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 弹性
这种 材 料又轻又结实。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào yòu qīng yòu jiēshi.
This material is both light and sturdy.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 材料
请帮我打印这份 材 料。
Qǐng bāng wǒ dǎyìn zhè fèn cáiliào.
Please help me print this document.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打印
请给我一份申请 材 料。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yí fèn shēnqǐng cáiliào.
Please give me a copy of the application materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 份
这份 材 料不符合规定。
Zhè fèn cáiliào bù fúhé guīdìng.
This document does not conform to the rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 符合
申请工作要准备 材 料。
Shēnqǐng gōngzuò yào zhǔnbèi cáiliào.
Applying for a job means preparing documents.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 申请
这份 材 料写得很详细。
Zhè fèn cáiliào xiě de hěn xiángxì.
This document is written in great detail.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 详细
请把这些 材 料整理好。
Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē cáiliào zhěnglǐ hǎo.
Please put these documents in order.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 整理
这是初级水平的教 材 。
Zhè shì chūjí shuǐpíng de jiàocái.
This is a beginner-level textbook.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 初级
这批木 材 还需要加工。
Zhè pī mùcái hái xūyào jiā gōng.
This timber still needs processing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 加工
这种 材 料的密度很小。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào de mìdù hěn xiǎo.
The density of this material is very low.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 密度
他买了一套摄影器 材 。
Tā mǎi le yí tào shèyǐng qìcái.
He bought a set of photographic equipment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 器材
这份 材 料还在审查中。
Zhè fèn cáiliào hái zài shěnchá zhōng.
This material is still under review.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 审查
铜是很好的导电 材 料。
Tóng shì hěn hǎo de dǎodiàn cáiliào.
Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 铜
首先要做的是准备 材 料。
Shǒuxiān yào zuò de shì zhǔnbèi cáiliào.
The first thing to do is prepare the documents.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 首先
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From the travel phrasebook
材 料我发你了。
Cáiliào wǒ fā nǐ le.
I've sent you the documents.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
这个是什么 材 质？
Zhège shì shénme cáizhì?
What's it made of?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
材 appears in 41 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 材
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Questions about 材
How is 材 used in a sentence?
This page shows 41 sentences using 材 (cái, "Material"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 材 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 材 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 材?
The dictionary page for 材 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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