Meaning
material
Chinese: 材料、木材;也指人才、资质。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cai” becomes a different word in each tone. 材 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 教材jiào cáiteaching material
- 材料cái liào(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
- 身材shēn cáistature; build (height and weight); figure
- 题材tí cáisubject matter
- 器材qì cáiequipment; material
Example Sentence
盖房子需要很多建筑材料。Gài fáng zi xū yào hěn duō jiàn zhù cái liào.Building a house requires a lot of construction materials.
盖房Gài fángto build a house子zison需要xū yàoto need很hěnvery多duōmany建筑jiàn zhùto construct材料cái liào(raw) material。