pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
材
材
cai2
material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
strokes
7
radical
strokes after radical
3
棒材
棒材
bang4 cai2
bar; rod
边材
邊材
bian1 cai2
sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)
不材
不材
bu4 cai2
untalented; I; me (humble); also written 不才
不成材
不成材
bu4 cheng2 cai2
worthless; good-for-nothing
不见棺材不落泪
不見棺材不落淚
bu4 jian4 guan1 cai5 bu4 luo4 lei4
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
材积
材積
cai2 ji1
volume (of timber)
材料
材料
cai2 liao4
material; data; makings; stuff
材料科学
材料科學
cai2 liao4 ke1 xue2
materials science
材料学
材料學
cai2 liao4 xue2
material science
材质
材質
cai2 zhi4
texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
参考材料
參考材料
can1 kao3 cai2 liao4
reference material; source documents
测试和材料协会
測試和材料協會
ce4 shi4 he2 cai2 liao4 xie2 hui4
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
成材
成材
cheng2 cai2
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
蠢材
蠢材
chun3 cai2
idiot
大材小用
大材小用
da4 cai2 xiao3 yong4
using a talented person in an insignificant position; a sledgehammer to crack a nut
电脑辅助教材
電腦輔助教材
dian4 nao3 fu3 zhu4 jiao4 cai2
computer-aided instruction
斗筲之材
斗筲之材
dou3 shao1 zhi1 cai2
person of limited capacity
多层材
多層材
duo1 ceng2 cai2
plywood
放射性材料
放射性材料
fang4 she4 xing4 cai2 liao4
radioactive material
放射性发光材料
放射性發光材料
fang4 she4 xing4 fa1 guang1 cai2 liao4
radiophosphor
复合材料
複合材料
fu4 he2 cai2 liao4
composite material
干材
幹材
gan4 cai2
ability; capable
钢材
鋼材
gang1 cai2
steel (as raw material); steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
高材
高材
gao1 cai2
great talent; rare capability; person of outstanding ability
高材生
高材生
gao1 cai2 sheng1
student of great ability
隔热材料
隔熱材料
ge2 re4 cai2 liao4
insulation
棺材
棺材
guan1 cai5
coffin
棺材瓤子
棺材瓤子
guan1 cai5 rang2 zi5
geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)
耗材
耗材
hao4 cai2
consumables; to consume raw materials
集材
集材
ji2 cai2
logging
建材
建材
jian4 cai2
building materials
教材
教材
jiao4 cai2
teaching material
金属材料
金屬材料
jin1 shu3 cai2 liao4
metal material
就地取材
就地取材
jiu4 di4 qu3 cai2
to draw on local resources; using materials at hand
隽材
雋材
juan4 cai2
talent
可裂变材料
可裂變材料
ke3 lie4 bian4 cai2 liao4
fissile material
良材
良材
liang2 cai2
good timber; sound material; fig. able person; sound chap
裂变材料
裂變材料
lie4 bian4 cai2 liao4
fissionable material
媒材
媒材
mei2 cai2
medium (art) (Tw)
木材
木材
mu4 cai2
wood
器材
器材
qi4 cai2
equipment; material
翘材
翹材
qiao2 cai2
outstanding talent
取材
取材
qu3 cai2
to collect material
人材
人材
ren2 cai2
variant of 人才
人尽其材
人盡其材
ren2 jin4 qi2 cai2
employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best; also written 人盡其才|人尽其才
身材
身材
shen1 cai2
stature; build (height and weight); figure
生物材料
生物材料
sheng1 wu4 cai2 liao4
bio-materials
视听材料
視聽材料
shi4 ting1 cai2 liao4
evidence of material seen and heard; oral testimony
寿材
壽材
shou4 cai2
coffin
素材
素材
su4 cai2
source material (in literature and art)
题材
題材
ti2 cai2
subject matter
五短身材
五短身材
wu3 duan3 shen1 cai2
(of a person) short in stature
武器级别材料
武器級別材料
wu3 qi4 ji2 bie2 cai2 liao4
weapons-grade material
心材
心材
xin1 cai2
pith; central core (of tree)
型材
型材
xing2 cai2
extruded profile
研磨材料
研磨材料
yan2 mo2 cai2 liao4
abrasive; grinding material
药材
藥材
yao4 cai2
drug ingredients
耶律楚材
耶律楚材
ye1 lv4 chu3 cai2
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
因材施教
因材施教
yin1 cai2 shi1 jiao4
(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
原材料
原材料
yuan2 cai2 liao4
raw materials; unprocessed materials
圆形木材
圓形木材
yuan2 xing2 mu4 cai2
log
主材
主材
zhu3 cai2
principal or main material (engineering)