料 (liào) — material; stuff (used in making things); animal feed; fodder
Definition
As a noun, 料 means raw material or animal feed — more specific than the everyday 东西 ('stuff'). For 'ingredients' in cooking, 料 is a common shorthand; for general materials, 材料 is the standard word.
noun
materialstuff (used in making things)animal feedfodder
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 料，。Zhè zhǒng liào hěn jiē shi, shì hé zuò zhuō zi.This material is very durable and suitable for making tables.
- 料。Zhè xiē liào shì zhuān mén gěi jī chī de.This feed is specially for chickens.
- 料？Zuò zhè dào cài xū yào nǎ xiē liào?What ingredients needed to make this dish?
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