cái liào
material
data
makings
stuff
CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
sù cái
source material (in literature and art)
cái
material
timber
ability
aptitude
a capable individual
coffin (old)
jiào cái
teaching material
CL:本[ben3]
shēn cái
stature
build (height and weight)
figure
yīn cái shī jiào
(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
yuán cái liào
raw materials
unprocessed materials
cái zhì
texture of timber
quality of material
material (that sth is made of)
gāng cái
steel (as raw material)
steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
zhǔ cái
principal or main material (engineering)
gāo cái
great talent
rare capability
person of outstanding ability
jiù dì qǔ cái
to draw on local resources
using materials at hand
cān kǎo cái liào
reference material
source documents
dà cái xiǎo yòng
using a talented person in an insignificant position
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
xīn cái
pith
central core (of tree)
liáng cái
good timber
sound material
fig. able person
sound chap
duō kǒng cái liào
multicellular material
spongy substance
porous material
yán mó cái liào
abrasive
grinding material
biān cái
sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)
shì tīng cái liào
evidence of material seen and heard
oral testimony
bù cái
untalented
I
me (humble)
also written 不才[bu4 cai2]
bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi
fig. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); lit. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
rén jìn qí cái
employ one's talent to the fullest
everyone gives of their best
also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
diàn nǎo fǔ zhù jiào cái
computer-aided instruction
hé wǔ qì cái liào
nuclear weapon material
weapon's grade material
Cè shì hé Cái liào Xié huì
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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