| 1 | 材料 | 材料 | cái liào | cai2 liao4 | material; data; makings; stuff; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 资料 | 資料 | zī liào | zi1 liao4 | material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); Classifiers: 份 | | |
| 3 | 生产资料 | 生產資料 | shēng chǎn zī liào | sheng1 chan3 zi1 liao4 | means of production | | |
| 4 | 原料 | 原料 | yuán liào | yuan2 liao4 | raw material; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 5 | 燃料 | 燃料 | rán liào | ran2 liao4 | fuel | | |
| 6 | 饲料 | 飼料 | sì liào | si4 liao4 | feed; fodder | | |
| 7 | 原材料 | 原材料 | yuán cái liào | yuan2 cai2 liao4 | raw materials; unprocessed materials | | |
| 8 | 塑料 | 塑料 | sù liào | su4 liao4 | plastics; Classifiers: 种 | | |
| 9 | 肥料 | 肥料 | féi liào | fei2 liao4 | fertilizer; manure | | |
| 10 | 料 | 料 | liào | liao4 | material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess | | |
| 11 | 养料 | 養料 | yǎng liào | yang3 liao4 | nutriment; nourishment | | |
| 12 | 生活资料 | 生活資料 | shēng huó zī liào | sheng1 huo2 zi1 liao4 | consumer goods; means of livelihood; means of subsistence; documents relating to sb's life | | |
| 13 | 不料 | 不料 | bù liào | bu4 liao4 | cloth; material; unexpectedly; to one's surprise | | |
| 14 | 预料 | 預料 | yù liào | yu4 liao4 | to forecast; to anticipate; expectation | | |
| 15 | 料到 | 料到 | liào dào | liao4 dao4 | to foresee; to anticipate | | |
| 16 | 史料 | 史料 | shǐ liào | shi3 liao4 | historical material or data | | |
| 17 | 照料 | 照料 | zhào liào | zhao4 liao4 | to tend; to take care of sb | | |
| 18 | 饮料 | 飲料 | yǐn liào | yin3 liao4 | drink; beverage | | |
| 19 | 木料 | 木料 | mù liào | mu4 liao4 | lumber; timber | | |
| 20 | 颜料 | 顏料 | yán liào | yan2 liao4 | paint; dye; pigment | | |
| 21 | 染料 | 染料 | rǎn liào | ran3 liao4 | dye | | |
| 22 | 物料 | 物料 | wù liào | wu4 liao4 | material | | |
| 23 | 谁料 | 誰料 | shéi liào | shei2 liao4 | who would have thought that; who would have expected that | | |
| 24 | 日料 | 日料 | rì liào | Ri4 liao4 | Japanese cuisine (abbr. for 日本料理 ) | | |
| 25 | 笑料百出 | 笑料百出 | xiào liào bǎi chū | xiao4 liao4 bai3 chu1 | entertaining; hilarious | | |