Meaning
material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate
Chinese: 材料、资料，也表示预料。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “liao” becomes a different word in each tone. 料 is the 4th 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
- 饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage
- 资料zī liàomaterial; resources; data; information
- 材料cái liào(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
- 塑料sù liàoplastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
- 燃料rán liàofuel
Example Sentence
做这道菜需要很多材料。Zuò zhè dào cài xū yào hěn duō cái liào.Making this dish requires a lot of ingredients.
做Zuòto make这zhèthis道dàoroad菜càivegetable需要xū yàoto need很hěnvery多duōmany材料cái liào(raw) material。