Materials & Substances
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- 棉miáncottonHSK 6
- 水泥shuǐ nícementHSK 6
- 壳késhell (of an egg, nut, animal, etc.); outer casing, housing (of a device)HSK 7-9
- 砖zhuānbrickHSK 6
- 棉花mián huācottonHSK 7-9
- 铜tóngcopperHSK 6
- 琼qióng(bound form) fine jade; jade-like (in literary compounds); (bound form) short name for Hainan provinceHSK 7-9
- 火药huǒ yàogunpowderHSK 7-9
- 蜡làcandle; waxHSK 7-9
- 泥土ní tǔsoil, earth, mud, clay (general term for dirt/earth)HSK 7-9
- 铅qiānlead (metal)HSK 7-9
- 矿kuàngmine (a place where minerals are extracted); ore; mineral depositHSK 7-9
- 脂zhīfat; grease (as in 脂肪, 油脂); resin (as in 树脂, 松脂); rouge; cosmetic (as in 胭脂, 脂粉)HSK 7-9
- 钢gāngto sharpen (a blade) on a steel; to strop; to honeHSK 7-9
- 玉yùjade (a precious stone, often culturally symbolic in Chinese contexts)HSK 7-9
- 咖啡因kā fēi yīncaffeineHSK 7-9
- 泡沫pào mòfoam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubbleHSK 7-9
- 灰尘huī chéndustHSK 6
- 瓦斯wǎgas (flammable gas, especially natural gas or coal gas)HSK 7-9
- 木板mù bǎnplank, board (piece of wood)HSK 7-9
- 琪qí(literary b.f.) fine jade; used in names and classical compoundsHSK 7-9
- 白金bái jīnplatinumHSK 7-9
- 胶水jiāo shuǐglue; adhesiveHSK 6
- 纱shācotton yarn; muslin (a lightweight cotton fabric)HSK 7-9
- 屑xiè(bound form) fragments, scraps, shavings; (bound form) trifling, trivial; (bound form, used in negation) to consider worthwhileHSK 7-9
- 钢铁gāng tiě(noun) steel; (adjective) steel; (figurative) strong, firm, unyieldingHSK 7-9
- 毒物dú wùpoisonous substance, poisonHSK 7-9
- 丝绸sī chóusilkHSK 7-9
- 原料yuán liàoraw materialHSK 6
- 硫磺liú huángsulfur (chemical element)HSK 7-9
- 海绵hǎi miánsponge (marine animal or cleaning material); foam rubber (material used in upholstery, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 蒸汽zhēng qìsteamHSK 7-9
- 柴cháifirewood; (noun) a surnameHSK 7-9
- 颜料yán liàopigment; coloring material used in paintingHSK 7-9
- 绒róng(bound morpheme) fine hair, down, fuzz; (bound morpheme) soft fabric with a fuzzy surface (velvet, flannel, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 锡xītin (metal)HSK 7-9
- 茨cíthatch (bound form, used in compound words)HSK 7-9
- 岩浆yán jiāngmagmaHSK 7-9
- 皮革pí géleatherHSK 7-9
- 粉末fěn mòfine powder, dustHSK 7-9
- 玻bōglass (bound morpheme, used only in compound 玻璃)HSK 7-9
- 尘土chén tǔdustHSK 7-9
- 灰烬huī jìnashesHSK 7-9
- 合金hé jīnalloyHSK 7-9
- 泥巴ní bāmud; mireHSK 7-9
- 瓷砖cí zhuānceramic tileHSK 7-9
- 流淌liú tǎngto flow (of liquids, time, music, emotions, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 翠cuì(noun) jadeite (a type of jade); (noun) bright green color, emerald greenHSK 7-9
- 金矿jīn kuànggold mineHSK 7-9
- 大理石dà lǐ shímarbleHSK 7-9
- 木材mù cáiwood (as a material, timber)HSK 6
- 塑胶sù jiāoplastic; synthetic resinHSK 7-9
- 韦wéi(bound form) leather; (surname) WeiHSK 7-9
- 布料bù liàocloth, fabricHSK 7-9
- 铝lǚaluminumHSK 7-9
- 断裂duàn lièto fracture, to break apart (of hard materials, ground, bones, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 纸张zhǐ zhāngpaperHSK 7-9
- 残留物cán liú wùresidue; leftover (substance); remnantHSK 7-9
- 混凝土hùn níng tǔconcrete (building material)HSK 7-9
- 砖头zhuān tou(colloquial) brick, often a fragment or broken pieceHSK 7-9