原材料

yuán cái liào

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. raw and semifinished materials

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 成品 chéng pǐn 成品 chéng pǐn finished goods 指经过加工完成的产品，与未加工的原材料相对: finished goods

Related words

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• 材料 cái liào 材料 cái liào (raw) material 泛指可用于制作成品的物质，包括已加工的材料: (raw) material
• 自然资源 zì rán zī yuán 自然资源 zì rán zī yuán natural resource 原材料通常来源于自然资源，如矿物、木材等: natural resource

Synonyms

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• 原料 yuán liào 原料 yuán liào raw material 两个词都指未加工的物料，但‘原材料’更常用于工业生产语境: raw material

Usage notes

Common mistakes

‘原材料’通常指工业上的原料和未完成品，不用于描述食品原料，食品原料用‘食材’或‘原料’。

Example Sentences

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公司每年采购大量 原材料 。

The company procures a large quantity of raw materials every year.

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Child Words of 原材料

• 原 原 yuán: former
• 料 料 liào: material
• 材料 材料 cái liào: (raw) material
• 材 材 cái: material