材料

cáiliào

HSK 4

材料 — cáiliào

1. material; (raw) material used to make things

   这家公司需要更多的建筑材料。 zhèjiā gōngsī xūyào gèngduō de jiànzhùcáiliào — This company needs more building materials.

2. data; information used as the basis for work or research

   请把所有实验材料整理好并提交给老师。 qǐng bǎ suǒyǒu shíyàn cáiliào zhěnglǐ hǎo bìngtí jiāogěi lǎoshī — Please organize all the experimental data/materials and submit them to the teacher.

3. (fig.) a person who has the potential or qualifications for a role; material (e.g., managerial material)

   他是个当经理的好材料。 tā shì gè dāng jīnglǐ de hǎo cáiliào — He is good managerial material.