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
yán mó cái liào
abrasive
grinding material
duō kǒng cái liào
multicellular material
spongy substance
porous 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)
dǒu shāo zhī cái
person of limited capacity
hào cái
consumables
to consume raw materials
guān cai ráng zi
geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)
chéng cái
to make sth of oneself
to become a person who is worthy of respect
(of a tree) to grow to full size
to become useful for timber
wǔ duǎn shēn cái
(of a person) short in stature
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
bù chéng cái
worthless
good-for-nothing
Yē lǜ Chǔ cái
Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it