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材料
cái liào
Meaning
- (raw) material
- data
- (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
Definition
指制作物品所用的原料，或指可供参考的信息、资料。
Materials used to make something, or information and data for reference.
Usage
可指物理材料（如木材、金属）或抽象材料（如文献、证据），常作名词使用。
Can refer to physical materials (e.g., wood, metal) or abstract materials (e.g., documents, evidence), commonly used as a noun.
Examples
- 1 这些建筑材料质量很好。 (These building materials are of good quality.)
- 2 他收集了很多历史材料。 (He collected a lot of historical materials.)
- 3 这个实验需要的化学材料已经准备好了。 (The chemical materials needed for this experiment are ready.)
- 4 写论文时，要引用可靠的参考文献材料。 (When writing a paper, cite reliable reference materials.)
- 5 这个产品使用的材料是环保的。 (The materials used in this product are environmentally friendly.)
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