Materials & Substances
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- 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
- 气qì(noun) air; gas; (noun) smell; odor; (verb) to be angry; to make angry; to annoyHSK 4
- 线xiànthread; string; wire; line; (classifier) for rays, lines, or threads of something (e.g., hope, light); tier (in city ranking)HSK 6
- 火huǒfire (noun); popular, in demand (adjective)HSK 4
- 金jīngold (metal); golden (color; precious); money; cash; wealth (in compound words)HSK 7-9
- 丝sīsilk; thread; filament; a tiny bit; a trace (一丝)HSK 7-9
- 冰bīngice; to chill (something)HSK 3
- 布bùcloth; fabricHSK 6
- 油yóuoil; fat; petroleumHSK 4
- 纸zhǐpaperHSK 3
- 石头shí toustone, rockHSK 5
- 空气kōng qìairHSK 4
- 板bǎnboard; plank (a flat piece of wood or similar material); plate; sheet; paddle (a flat, rigid object used as a tool or surface); clappers; accented beat (in traditional Chinese music)HSK 7-9
- 钻石zuàn shídiamondHSK 7-9
- 玻璃bō liglassHSK 5
- 泡pào(noun) bubble, foam, blister; (verb) to soak, to steep, to infuse; (verb) to dawdle, to loiter; (slang) to pick up (someone)HSK 6
- 木mù(bound form) wood; tree; timber; (bound form) wooden; made of wood; (bound form) numb; insensitive; stupidHSK 7-9
- 铁tiěiron (metal); (literary) arms, weapons; (adjective) hard, strong, unyielding; (slang) close, tight (of relationships)HSK 7-9
- 金属jīn shǔmetalHSK 6
- 物质wù zhìmatter (as opposed to spirit, mind); substance; materialHSK 5
- 土tǔ(noun) soil, earth, dust; (adjective) local, indigenous; (adjective) unsophisticated, rustic, out-of-styleHSK 4
- 料liàomaterial; stuff (used in making things); animal feed; fodderHSK 6
- 沙shāsand; Surname (Shā); granulated substance (in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 材料cái liào(raw) material; substance used to make something; data; information (for research, study, etc.); (figurative) a person with the potential or natural talent for a certain roleHSK 4
- 灰huī(noun) ash; dust; lime (powdery substance); (adjective) gray (color); (adjective) discouraged, dejected (used in compounds like 灰心)HSK 5
- 黄金huáng jīngold (the precious metal); (attributive) golden, prime (as in 黄金机会, 黄金时期)HSK 5
- 银yínsilver (the precious metal); silver-coloredHSK 6
- 酒精jiǔ jīngalcoholHSK 6
- 瓦wǎroof tile; watt (abbreviation of 瓦特)HSK 7-9
- 液yè(bound form) liquid, fluid, juiceHSK 7-9
- 泥nímud; clay; paste/pulpHSK 6
- 渣zhādregs, residue; slag (in mining or smelting)HSK 7-9
- 木头mù touwood, timber, log; (figurative) blockhead, slow-witted personHSK 5
- 塑料sù liàoplastic (material)HSK 4
- 金子jīn zigoldHSK 6
- 氧气yǎng qìoxygenHSK 6
- 岩石yán shírock (geological formation)HSK 7-9
- 珀pòused in 琥珀 (amber)HSK 7-9
- 胶jiāoglue, gum, adhesive; rubber; resin, sapHSK 7-9
- 麻máhemp, flax (plant or fiber)HSK 7-9
- 纤维xiān wéifiberHSK 7-9
- 质zhì(noun) quality; nature (of a thing or person); (noun) substance; matter; (noun) pledge; hostageHSK 7-9
- 水晶shuǐ jīngcrystalHSK 7-9
- 气体qì tǐgas (gaseous substance)HSK 6
- 苏打sū dásoda (sodium carbonate)HSK 7-9
- 液体yè tǐliquidHSK 6
- 沙子shā zisand, gritHSK 5
- 冰块bīng kuàiice cube; chunk of iceHSK 7-9
- 漆qī(noun) paint, lacquer; (verb) to paint (furniture, walls, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 瑜yúfine jadeHSK 7-9
- 琳línfine jade; a variety of jadeHSK 7-9
- 宝石bǎo shíprecious stone; gemHSK 7-9
- 水中shuǐ zhōngin the water, underwater; aquatic, water- (attributive)HSK 7-9
- 油漆yóu qī(noun) paint; lacquer; (verb) to paint; to varnishHSK 7-9
- 埃āi(bound form) dust; fine earthHSK 7-9
- 岩yánrock; cliff (used as a bound morpheme in place names and compound words)HSK 7-9
- 陶táo(bound form) earthenware; pottery; (bound form) to cultivate; to refine; (bound form) happy; carefree (in 陶陶)HSK 7-9
- 尘chén(bound form) dust, dirt; (bound form, literary) this world, the mortal worldHSK 7-9
- 橡胶xiàng jiāorubber (the material)HSK 7-9
- 热水rè shuǐhot waterHSK 7-9