材
cái
Pinyin

Definition

材
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cái
  1. material
  2. timber
  3. ability
  4. aptitude
  5. a capable individual
  6. coffin (old)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

材料
cái liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 data
  3. 3 makings
  4. 4 stuff
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
  6. 6 classifier: 种 zhǒng
身材
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
器材
qì cái
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 material
建材
jiàn cái
  1. 1 building materials
教材
jiào cái
  1. 1 teaching material
  2. 2 classifier: 本 běn

Idioms (3)

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
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

Sample Sentences

古迹之所以可以放这么久，就是因为以前的建筑质量好，不但材料优质，建筑技术也巧妙。
gǔjì zhīsuǒyǐ kěyǐ fàng zhème jiǔ ，jiùshì yīnwèi yǐqián de jiànzhù zhìliàng hǎo ，bùdàn cáiliào yōuzhì ，jiànzhù jìshù yě qiǎomiào 。
The reason why the monuments can be kept for so long is because the previous buildings are of good quality, not only the materials are high-quality, but the construction techniques are also ingenious.
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你最喜欢什么题材的电影？
nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme tícái de diànyǐng ？
What is your favourite movie theme (topic)?
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题材……对我来说倒不是最重要的。我更看重一部电影的情节、剧本和特效。
tícái ……duì wǒ láishuō dǎo búshi zuì zhòngyào de 。wǒ gèng kànzhòng yī bù diànyǐng de qíngjié 、jùběn hé tèxiào 。
The theme...is not the most important. I place even more importance on the plot, script and special effects.
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现在电蒸电烤香菇效率高、卖相好，每烘干一吨香菇节约成本一百八十五点四元，保守算一年可节约木材二点二万吨，每公斤香菇价格还能提升二十多元。
xiànzài diàn zhēng diàn kǎo xiānggū xiàolǜ gāo 、màixiàng hǎo ，měi hōnggān yī dūn xiānggū jiéyuē chéngběn yībǎi bāshí wǔ diǎn sì yuán ，bǎoshǒu suàn yī nián kě jiéyuē mùcái èr diǎn èr wàn dūn ，měi gōngjīn xiānggū jiàgé huán néng tíshēng èrshí duō yuán 。
Nowadays, electric oven-baked mushrooms sell well and the process is highly efficient. Each drying of one ton of mushrooms saves 185.4 yuan. 22,000 tons of wood are also saved in one year, and the price per kilogram of mushrooms can be increased by over twenty yuan.
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我之前完全没有健身的经验。你们可以教我健身器材的使用方式吗？
wǒ zhīqián wánquán méiyǒu jiànshēn de jīngyàn 。nǐmen kěyǐ jiāo wǒ jiànshēn qìcái de shǐyòng fāngshì ma ？
I don’t have any prior fitness experience. Can you teach me how to use the fitness equipment?
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如果我想煮饭，超市就会把新鲜的食材送到我家，他们送的东西包括蔬菜、肉类、海鲜，只要你能想到的应有尽有。
rúguǒ wǒ xiǎng zhǔfàn ，chāoshì jiù huì bǎ xīnxiān de shícái sòng dào wǒ jiā ，tāmen sòng de dōngxi bāokuò shūcài 、ròulèi 、hǎixiān ，zhǐyào nǐ néng xiǎngdào de yīngyǒujìnyǒu 。
If I want to cook, the delivery people will deliver fresh groceries to my house. What they deliver includes vegetables, meat, seafood and anything you can think of.
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她生完小孩后，身材走样了。
tā shēng wán xiǎohái hòu ，shēncái zǒuyàng le 。
After she gave birth, her body is out of shape.
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在美国曝出知名高校招生舞弊案后，英国传出入学材料作假情况。英国《泰晤士报》17日报道，去年有4500多人涉嫌申请入学时抄袭别人的个人陈述。欧美国家高校通常要求申请人撰写个人陈述，阐述自己取得的成绩、申请动机等内容。英国高等院校招生委员会用一款名为copycatch的防学术欺诈软件查到，去年有4559人的个人陈述文件内容可疑。
zài Měiguó pù chū zhīmíng gāoxiào zhāoshēng wǔbì àn hòu ，Yīngguó chuánchū rùxué cáiliào zuòjiǎ qíngkuàng 。Yīngguó 《TàiwùshìBào 》 rì bàodào ，qùnián yǒu duō rén shèxián shēnqǐng rùxué shí chāoxí biéren de gèrén chénshù 。ŌuMěi guójiā gāoxiào tōngcháng yāoqiú shēnqǐngrén zhuànxiě gèrén chénshù ，chǎnshù zìjǐ qǔdé de chéngjì 、shēnqǐng dòngjī děng nèiróng 。Yīngguó gāoděng yuànxiào zhāoshēng wěiyuánhuì yòng yī kuǎn míngwéi de fáng xuéshù qīzhà ruǎnjiàn chá dào ，qùnián yǒu rén de gèrén chénshù wénjiàn nèiróng kěyí 。
Following the heels of well-known colleges and universities in the United States were exposed of fraudulent admissions, UK reported similar school admissions fraud. The Times reported on the 17th that more than 4,500 people were suspected of copying admissions essays at the time of enrollment. Colleges and universities in Europe and the United States usually require applicants to write college admissions essays, explaining their achievements, motivations, and so on. The UK College Admissions Committee used an anti-academic fraud software called copycatch. Last year, 4,559 people's personal statements were suspicious.
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除了以旧布料、木、三文鱼皮及竹等日常废料开发的环保材质及产品，还有一系列以咖啡渣为原料研发的新材料，
chúle yǐ jiù bùliào 、mù 、sānwényú pí jí zhú děng rìcháng fèiliào kāifā de huánbǎo cáizhì jí chǎnpǐn ，háiyǒu yīxìliè yǐ kāfēizhā wèi yuánliào yánfā de xīncáiliào ，
In addition to environmentally friendly materials and products developed from daily waste such as old cloth, wood, salmon skin, and bamboo, there are also a series of new materials developed from coffee grounds.
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据悉，这是一款融合跨界设计、新材料应用和数字智造等前沿思维的作品，
jùxī ，zhèshì yī kuǎn rónghé kuàjiè shèjì 、xīncáiliào yìngyòng hé shùzìzhìzào děng qiányán sīwéi de zuòpǐn ，
It is reported that this is a work that integrates cutting-edge thinking such as cross-border design, new material applications and digital intelligent manufacturing.
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