原材料 (yuán cái liào) — raw and semifinished materials
Definition
原材料 covers the full range of inputs to production, from raw to semi-finished materials. 原料 is narrower, referring only to unprocessed raw materials.
noun
raw and semifinished materials
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 原材料。Zhè pī yuán cái liào de zhì liàng hěn hǎo.This batch of raw materials is of good quality.
- 原材料。Gōng sī xū yào cǎi gòu gèng duō yuán cái liào.The company needs to purchase more raw materials.
- 原材料。yuán cái liào Jià gé bō dòng huì yǐng xiǎng shēng chǎn chéng běn.Fluctuations in raw material prices affect production costs.
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