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liào
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. material
  2. 2. stuff
  3. 3. grain
  4. 4. feed
  5. 5. to expect
  6. 6. to anticipate
  7. 7. to guess

Example Sentences

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我現在想點飲
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 890970)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 料

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)

资料传送服务
zī liào chuán sòng fú wù

data delivery service

一如所料
yī rú suǒ liào

as expected

资料链结层
zī liào liàn jié céng

data link layer

替代燃料
tì dài rán liào

alternative fuel

涂料
tú liào

paint

资料库
zī liào kù

database

装料
zhuāng liào

to load

作料
zuò liao

condiments

加料钢琴
jiā liào gāng qín

prepared piano

有料
yǒu liào

impressive

研磨材料
yán mó cái liào

abrasive

酱料
jiàng liào

sauce

染料
rǎn liào

dye

辅料
fǔ liào

auxiliary ingredients

料器
liào qì

glassware

用料
yòng liào

ingredients

料头
liào tóu

remainder of cloth

报料人
bào liào rén

informant; news source

领料单
lǐng liào dān

material requisition form

岂料
qǐ liào

who would have thought that

养料
yǎng liào

nutriment

生活资料
shēng huó zī liào

consumer goods

所料
suǒ liào

expectation

面料
miàn liào

material for making clothes

燃料油
rán liào yóu

fuel oil

木料
mù liào

lumber

敷料
fū liào

medical dressing

酒水饮料
jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào

drink (on a menu)

冰染染料
bīng rǎn rǎn liào

azoic dyes

松散物料
sōng san wù liào

diffuse medium (liquid or gas)

动物性饲料
dòng wù xìng sì liào

feed made of animal products

料斗
liào dǒu

cattle feeder

磨料
mó liào

abrasive material

颜料
yán liào

paint

坯料
pī liào

semifinished materials

饲料
sì liào

feed

食料
shí liào

foodstuff

逆料
nì liào

to foresee

未料
wèi liào

to not anticipate

材料
cái liào

(raw) material

料件子活
liào jiàn zi huó

piecework

料到
liào dào

to foresee

隔热材料
gé rè cái liào

insulation

意料之外
yì liào zhī wài

contrary to expectation

视听材料
shì tīng cái liào

evidence of material seen and heard

料号
liào hào

part number

资料
zī liào

material

集料
jí liào

aggregate

料酒
liào jiǔ

cooking wine

布料
bù liào

cloth

参考材料
cān kǎo cái liào

reference material

调料
tiáo liào

condiment

调味料
tiáo wèi liào

seasoning

意料之中
yì liào zhī zhōng

to come as no surprise

材料科学
cái liào kē xué

materials science

乏燃料
fá rán liào

spent fuel

底料
dǐ liào

base ingredient

意料
yì liào

to anticipate; to expect

料事如神
liào shì rú shén

to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)

废料
fèi liào

waste products

饮料
yǐn liào

drink

核原料
hé yuán liào

nuclear material

中继资料
zhōng jì zī liào

metadata

进料
jìn liào

to feed (a machine)

垫料
diàn liào

packing material

不出所料
bù chū suǒ liào

as expected

资料仓储
zī liào cāng chǔ

data warehouse (computing)

研磨料
yán mó liào

abrasive (material)

塑料袋
sù liào dài

plastic bag

料定
liào dìng

certain

报料
bào liào

to provide information to a news organization; to tip off

料峭
liào qiào

spring chill in the air

甘味料
gān wèi liào

sweetener

喂料
wèi liào

to feed (also fig.)

生物材料
shēng wù cái liào

bio-materials

边角料
biān jiǎo liào

scrap

参考资料
cān kǎo zī liào

reference material

配料
pèi liào

ingredients (in a cooking recipe)

香料
xiāng liào

spice

肥料
féi liào

fertilizer

放射性发光材料
fàng shè xìng fā guāng cái liào

radiophosphor

主料
zhǔ liào

main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)

燃料元件细棒
rán liào yuán jiàn xì bàng

fuel pins

出乎预料
chū hū yù liào

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

元资料
yuán zī liào

metadata

再生燃料
zài shēng rán liào

renewable fuel

原料
yuán liào

raw material

备料
bèi liào

to get the materials ready

裂变材料
liè biàn cái liào

fissionable material

核燃料后处理
hé rán liào hòu chǔ lǐ

nuclear fuel reprocessing

爆料
bào liào

to make explosive allegations

佐料
zuǒ liào

condiments

笑料
xiào liào

comedic material

原材料
yuán cái liào

raw and semifinished materials

料中
liào zhòng

to suppose correctly

生物燃料
shēng wù rán liào

biofuel

软饮料
ruǎn yǐn liào

soft drink

资料传输
zī liào chuán shū

data transmission

料持
liào chí

to arrange

油料
yóu liào

oilseed

毛料
máo liào

rough lumber

语料库
yǔ liào kù

corpus

猛料
měng liào

hot news item

料仓
liào cāng

granary

料堆
liào duī

to stockpile

料及
liào jí

to anticipate

分子料理
fēn zǐ liào lǐ

molecular gastronomy

语料
yǔ liào

(linguistics) language material; language data

衣料
yī liào

material for clothing

矿物燃料
kuàng wù rán liào

fossil fuels

物料
wù liào

material

下脚料
xià jiǎo liào

remnants of material from an industrial process

燃料组合
rán liào zǔ hé

fuel fabrication

谁料
shéi liào

who would have thought that

酒精饮料
jiǔ jīng yǐn liào

liquor

料件
liào jiàn

materials and parts

大料
dà liào

Chinese anise

消费资料
xiāo fèi zī liào

consumption data

草料
cǎo liào

fodder

测试和材料协会
cè shì hé cái liào xié huì

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

填料
tián liào

packing material

化石燃料
huà shí rán liào

fossil fuel

质料
zhì liào

material

泡沫塑料
pào mò sù liào

styrofoam

塑料王
sù liào wáng

\super plastic\ (term used to refer to Teflon)

始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí

not expected at the outset (idiom)

汤料
tāng liào

raw materials for making soup

资料量
zī liào liàng

quantity of data

燃料芯块
rán liào xīn kuài

fuel pellets

料理店
liào lǐ diàn

restaurant

果如所料
guǒ rú suǒ liào

just as expected

反应堆燃料元件
fǎn yìng duī rán liào yuán jiàn

fuel element

照料
zhào liào

to tend

可裂变材料
kě liè biàn cái liào

fissile material

生产资料
shēng chǎn zī liào

means of production

料子
liào zi

material

肉豆蔻料
ròu dòu kòu liào

Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils, including nutmeg)

塑料普通话
sù liào pǔ tōng huà

(coll.) Mandarin Chinese spoken with a thick regional accent

出乎意料
chū hū yì liào

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

燃料循环
rán liào xún huán

fuel cycle

核燃料
hé rán liào

nuclear fuel

孰料
shú liào

who would have thought?

好料
hǎo liào

sth of good quality

熟料
shú liào

worked material

料度
liào dù

to reckon

混氧燃料
hùn yǎng rán liào

mixed-oxide fuel (MOX)

能量饮料
néng liàng yǐn liào

energy drink

料想
liào xiǎng

to expect

燃料
rán liào

fuel

生活质料
shēng huó zhì liào

consumer goods

出人意料
chū rén yì liào

unexpected (idiom)

混合肥料
hùn hé féi liào

compost

材料学
cái liào xué

material science

笑料百出
xiào liào bǎi chū

entertaining

原物料
yuán wù liào

raw material

资料介面
zī liào jiè miàn

data interface

料理
liào lǐ

to arrange

条形燃料
tiáo xíng rán liào

fuel rods

诠释资料
quán shì zī liào

metadata

不料
bù liào

unexpectedly

中介资料
zhōng jiè zī liào

metadata

核燃料燃耗
hé rán liào rán hào

nuclear fuel burnup

加料
jiā liào

to feed in

复合材料
fù hé cái liào

composite material

油料作物
yóu liào zuò wù

oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc)

料件子
liào jiàn zi

see 料件子活[liào jiàn zi huó]

武器级别材料
wǔ qì jí bié cái liào

weapons-grade material

光纤分散式资料介面
guāng xiān fēn sàn shì zī liào jiè miàn

fiber distributed data interface

领料
lǐng liào

receiving materials

预料
yù liào

to forecast

乏燃料棒
fá rán liào bàng

spent fuel rods

塑料
sù liào

plastics

据料
jù liào

according to forecasts

史料
shǐ liào

historical material or data

燃料电池
rán liào diàn chí

fuel cell

放射性材料
fàng shè xìng cái liào

radioactive material