Chinese Word: 料 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

料HSK 3

Pinyin: liào

English Definition: material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess

Chinese Definition:
①估计，猜想：料想。预料。
②可供制造其他东西的物质：材料。料子。备料。
③喂牲口用的谷物：草料。
④一种熔点较低的玻璃，用来制造器皿或工艺品：料器。
⑤烹调时的调味品：调料。
⑥整理，处理：料理。
⑦量词，用于中药配制丸药，处方剂量的全份：配一料药。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 斗

Ideographic:A hand measuring 斗 a cup of rice 米

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 米 [ mǐ ] rice, millet, grain
- 斗 [ dòu ] to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup

Similar Characters: 抖科斟魁

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材料HSK 4	cái liào	material; data; makings; stuff; Classifiers: 个
资料HSK 5	zī liào	material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet); Classifiers: 份
原料HSK 5	yuán liào	raw material; Classifiers: 个
饲料	sì liào	feed; fodder
燃料	rán liào	fuel

1		zhè zhǒng 这种 yǐn liào 饮料 jiào zuò 叫作 kā fēi 咖啡。 This drink is called coffee.
2		zhè xiē 这些 zī liào 资料 gāi 该 cún 存 nǎ lǐ 哪里？ Where should we store this data?
3		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 jiǎn shǎo 减少 shǐ yòng 使用 sù liào dài 塑料袋。 We should reduce the use of plastic bags.
4		zhè ge 这个 cài yáo 菜肴 xū yào 需要 yì xiē 一些 tiáo wèi liào 调味料。 This dish requires some seasoning ingredients.
5		wǒ 我 zǎo yǐ 早已 yù liào 预料 dào 到 zhè ge 这个 jié guǒ 结果。 I had long anticipated this outcome.

1		zhè zhǒng 这种 yǐn liào 饮料 jiào zuò 叫作 kā fēi 咖啡。 This drink is called coffee.
2		zhè xiē 这些 zī liào 资料 gāi 该 cún 存 nǎ lǐ 哪里？ Where should we store this data?
3		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 jiǎn shǎo 减少 shǐ yòng 使用 sù liào dài 塑料袋。 We should reduce the use of plastic bags.
4		zhè ge 这个 cài yáo 菜肴 xū yào 需要 yì xiē 一些 tiáo wèi liào 调味料。 This dish requires some seasoning ingredients.
5		wǒ 我 zǎo yǐ 早已 yù liào 预料 dào 到 zhè ge 这个 jié guǒ 结果。 I had long anticipated this outcome.