料

liào
#557 most
frequent character
material, feed, stuff, grain
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

料 pairs 米 grains of rice with 斗 spoon; together they suggest measuring an amount. That gave the first meaning, to estimate an amount. Later it grew to anticipate, to handle or deal with, and raw material or data.

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Example Sentences

这件衣服是用新料做的。
zhè jiàn yīfú shìyòng xīn liào zuòde 。
This piece of clothing is made of new material.
农民正在准备动物的饲料。
nóngmín zhèngzài zhǔnbèi dòngwù de sìliào 。
The farmers are preparing feed for the animals.
我们需要更多的原料来生产新的产品。
wǒmen xūyào gēngduō de yuánliào lái shēngchǎn xīnde chǎnpǐn 。
We need more raw materials to produce new products.

Words with similar meanings

材料cáiliào
material
A more general term for materials used in various contexts.
原料yuánliào
raw material
Specifically refers to natural resources before they are processed.

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