材料 (cáiliào) means Material (materials). Below are 24 of the 26 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
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
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
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
请提醒他别忘了带 材料 。
Qǐng tíxǐng tā bié wàng le dài cáiliào.
Please remind him to bring the documents.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 提醒
这种 材料 是人工合成的。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào shì réngōng héchéng de.
This material is artificially synthesised.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 合成
应聘的时候要准备好 材料 。
Yìngpìn de shíhou yào zhǔnbèi hǎo cáiliào.
Have your documents ready when you apply for a job.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 应聘
他负责公司的原 材料 采购。
Tā fùzé gōngsī de yuáncáiliào cǎigòu.
He is in charge of the company's raw-material purchasing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 采购
材料 准备齐全了才能动工。
Cáiliào zhǔnbèi qíquán le cái néng dònggōng.
Work can only start once all the materials are ready.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 齐全
这项设计在 材料 上有很大创新。
Zhè xiàng shèjì zài cáiliào shang yǒu hěn dà chuàngxīn.
This design is highly innovative in its use of materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 创新
这种 材料 非常坚韧，不容易断。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào fēicháng jiānrèn, bù róngyì duàn.
This material is very tough and does not break easily.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 坚韧
原 材料 涨价使生产成本不断上升。
Yuáncáiliào zhǎngjià shǐ shēngchǎn chéngběn búduàn shàngshēng.
Rising raw-material prices keep pushing production costs up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 成本
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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
材料 appears in 26 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.
Questions about 材料
How is 材料 used in a sentence?
This page shows 26 sentences using 材料 (cáiliào, "Material (materials)"), 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.
Is 材料 an HSK word?
Yes — 材料 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 材料?
The dictionary page for 材料 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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