毛料 (máo liào) — woolen cloth, wool fabric

Definition

noun
woolen clothwool fabric
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 毛料，。
    Zhè jiàn dà yī shì yòng máo liào zuò de, chuān qǐ lái hěn nuǎn huo.
    This coat is made of woolen cloth, so it's very warm to wear.
  • 毛料。
    Cái feng diàn lǐ bǎi zhe gè zhǒng yán sè de máo liào.
    The tailor shop has woolen cloth in various colors.
  • 毛料，。
    Yí kuài hǎo de máo liào jià gé bú pián yi, dàn zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
    A good piece of woolen cloth is not cheap, but the quality is excellent.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

毛máowool
料liàomaterial

毛 indicates wool or hair and 料 means material, so woolen material.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

料 combines 米 (rice) with 斗 (a dipper), showing rice being measured or gauged.

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