HSK6: learn ten words at a time

材料 · cáiliào

material; information or documents used for a purpose

to go to class上课shàng kèfront前qián，to ask请qǐngpreparation准备zhǔn bèigood好hǎothese这些zhè xiē(raw) material材料cái liào。

shàng kè qián， qǐng zhǔn bèi hǎo zhè xiē cái liào。

Here, 材料: material; information or documents used for a purpose.

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教材 · jiàocái

teaching materials; textbook

teacher老师lǎo shīto recommend推荐tuī jiàn(completed / change)了lesuit一套yī tàoto fit适合shì hébeginning student初学者chū xué zhě(modifier / structural particle)的deteaching material教材jiào cái。

lǎo shī tuī jiàn le yī tào shì hé chū xué zhě de jiào cái。

Here, 教材: teaching materials; textbook.

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身材 · shēncái

build; the shape and proportions of someone's body

he / him他tā身材高大shēn cái gāo dà，station站zhànat / in在zàicrowd人群rén qúnto hit (the mark)中zhōngdegree / adjective linker很hěnconspicuous显眼xiǎn yǎn。

tā shēn cái gāo dà， zhàn zài rén qún zhōng hěn xiǎn yǎn。

Here, 身材: build; the shape and proportions of someone's body.

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材质 · cáizhì

material something is made of; its material quality

this这zhè两把liǎng bǎchair椅子yǐ zi(modifier / structural particle)的deappearance样子yàng zisimilar相似xiāng sì，but但dàntexture of timber材质cái zhìdifferent不同bù tóng。

zhè liǎng bǎ yǐ zi de yàng zi xiāng sì， dàn cái zhì bù tóng。

Here, 材质: material something is made of; its material quality.

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木材 · mùcái

timber; wood used as a material

worker工人gōng rén(把: marks the object)把bǎwood木材mù cái运进yùn jìn(completed / change)了leworkshop车间chē jiān。

gōng rén bǎ mù cái yùn jìn le chē jiān。

Here, 木材: timber; wood used as a material.

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题材 · tícái

subject matter; the material a work is based on

题材 is the subject matter or source material of a work. 主题 is its central theme or message. A novel may use school life as its 题材 while exploring friendship as its 主题.

这部zhè bùnovel小说xiǎo shuōto use以yǐ校园生活xiào yuán shēng huófor为wèisubject matter题材tí cái。

zhè bù xiǎo shuō yǐ xiào yuán shēng huó wéi tí cái。

Here, 题材: subject matter; the material a work is based on.

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原材料 · yuáncáiliào

raw materials

这家zhè jiāfactory工厂gōng chǎngto use使用shǐ yònglocal当地dāng dì(modifier / structural particle)的deraw and semifinished…原材料yuán cái liào。

zhè jiā gōng chǎng shǐ yòng dāng dì de yuán cái liào。

Here, 原材料: raw materials.

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