材料

fáng shuǐ cái liào

防水材料

waterproof material

zhè diǎn cái liào bù gòu zuò yī tào yī fu

这点材料不够做一套衣服。

The material is not enough to make a suit.

xiàng jiāo shì yī zhǒng tán xìng cái liào

橡胶是一种弹性材料。

Rubber is an elastic material.

zhuāng shì cái liào

装饰材料

decorative material

sōu jí cái liào

搜集材料

collect material

tā zhèng zài wèi xiě táo yuān míng zhuàn jì sōu jí cái liào

他正在为写陶渊明传记搜集材料。

He is now collecting material for a biography of Tao Yuanming.

xiě jù běn yào sōu jí hěn duō yuán shǐ cái liào

写剧本要搜集很多原始材料。

To write a play, you need to gather a lot of raw materials.

cān kǎo cái liào

参考材料

reference material

xué xí cái liào

学习材料

material for study

dàng àn cái liào

档案材料

archival material

dāng lǐng dǎo de cái liào

当领导的材料

makings of a leader