原料 (yuán liào) — raw material
Definition
原料 is the unprocessed raw material (oil, ore, cotton) that goes into manufacturing. Narrower than 材料 (covers processed and data too); tighter than 素材 (creative source material).
noun
raw material
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 原料。Gōng chǎng xū yào jìn kǒu yuán liào.The factory needs to import raw materials.
- 原料。Zhè xiē yuán liào kě yǐ yòng lái shēng chǎn zhǐ zhāng.These raw materials can be used to produce paper.
- 原料。yuán liào De jià gé zhí jiē yǐng xiǎng chǎn pǐn chéng běn.The price of raw materials directly affects product costs.
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