Definition
材 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'material' or 'timber'. It cannot stand alone as a word; instead, it appears as a morpheme in compounds such as 木材 (wood/timber), 材料 (material), and 教材 (teaching material).
b.f.
(bound form) materialtimber
Examples
- 。Zhèxiē mù cái zhìliàng hěn hǎo.These timbers are of good quality.
- 。Wǒmen xūyào gèng duō de jiànzhù cái liào.We need more building materials.
- 。Zhè běn jiào cái hěn shìhé chūxuézhě.This textbook is very suitable for beginners.
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