建材
jiàn cái
Pinyin

Definition

建材
 - 
jiàn cái
  1. building materials

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

建立
jiàn lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
建筑
jiàn zhù
  1. 1 to construct
  2. 2 building
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
建行
Jiàn háng
  1. 1 China Construction Bank (abbr.)
建设
jiàn shè
  1. 1 to build
  2. 2 to construct
  3. 3 construction
  4. 4 constructive
建议
jiàn yì
  1. 1 to propose
  2. 2 to suggest
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 proposal
  5. 5 suggestion
  6. 6 recommendation
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
  8. 8 classifier: 点 diǎn

Idioms (5)

不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
  1. 1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
  1. 1 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

Sample Sentences

说到契约，记住，写得越详细越好，建材的项目、规格、数量、品牌等等都要写清楚喔，还有，千万不要忘记要求建商提供保固，虽然贵一点，但是比较有保障。
shuōdào qìyuē ，jìzhu ，xiě de yuè xiángxì yuè hǎo ，jiàncái de xiàngmù 、guīgé 、shùliàng 、pǐnpái děngdeng dōuyào xiě qīngchu ō ，háiyǒu ，qiānwàn bù yào wàngjì yāoqiú jiànshāng tígōng bǎogù ，suīrán guì yīdiǎn ，dànshì bǐjiào yǒu bǎozhàng 。
Talking of contracts, remember, the more detailed you write them the better and specify clearly things including the buildings materials, the specifications, the amounts, the brands and all that stuff. As well as that, whatever you do, don't forget to request that the construction company provides a warranty. Although it's a little expensive, it provides you with more of a safeguard.
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