材 (coi4 | cai2) : timber; building materials

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材

coi4

cai2

[1] materials, especially timber for building houses, furniture, etc. [2] material in its broadest sense [3] ability; talent; aptitude [4] [n] coffin [5] properties of a substance

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

材

Don't confuse with:
村

This word has been viewed 7178 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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藥材 joek6 coi4 yao4 cai2 = medical herbs

木材 muk6 coi4 mu4 cai2 = lumber, timber

蠢材 ceon2 coi4 chun3 cai2 = idiot; fool

材料 coi4 liu6*2 cai2 liao4 = material

身材 san1 coi4 shen1 cai2 = stature; build (height and weight); figure

原材料 jyun4 coi4 liu6*2 yuan2 cai2 liao4 = raw material

教材 gaau3 coi4 jiao4 cai2 = teaching material

器材 hei3 coi4 qi4 cai2 = equipment; material

題材 tai4 coi4 ti2 cai2 = subject matter

棺材 gun1 coi4 guan1 cai2 = coffin; (mahjong) eight of dots/ball/circles [alternate]

鋼材 gong3 coi4 gang1 cai2 = steel products

棺材舖 gun1 coi4 pou3*2 = a coffin shop; Anti-Corruption Bureau

不見棺材不落淚 bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6 bu4 jian4 guan1 cai2 bu4 luo4 lei4 = not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality 國

放射性材料 fong3 se6 sing3 coi4 liu6*2 fang4 she4 xing4 cai2 liao4 = radioactive material

圓形木材 jyun4 jing4 muk6 coi4 yuan2 xing2 mu4 cai2 = log

大材小用 daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 da4 cai2 xiao3 yong4 = using a talented person in an insignificant position

電腦輔助教材 din6 nou5 fu6 zo6 gaau3 coi4 dian4 nao3 fu3 zhu4 jiao4 cai2 = computer-aided instruction

材積 coi4 zik1 cai2 ji1 = volume

承材 sing4 coi4 cheng2 cai2 = [n] corbel

樗櫟庸材 syu1 lik1 jung4 coi4 = a useless person

反面教材 faan2 min6*2 gaau3 coi4 = negative teaching material

影視音響器材商店 jing2 si6 jam1 hoeng2 hei3 coi4 soeng1 dim3 = an audio and video shop

壽材 sau6 coi4 shou4 cai2 = a coffin

藥材舖 joek6 coi4 pou3*2 = [n] a medicinal herb shop

素材 sou3 coi4 su4 cai2 = source material (in literature and art)

木材行 muk6 coi4 hong4 = a lumberyard

建材行 gin3 coi4 hong4 = construction material shops; building supply stores

板材 baan2 coi4 ban3 cai2 = board, panel, sheet

因材施教 jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3 yin1 cai2 shi1 jiao4 = teach according to each students aptitude

棺材本 gun1 coi4 bun2 = funeral fund 粵

真材實料 zan1 coi4 sat6 liu6 zhen1 cai2 shi2 liao4 = the real thing; authentic material and solid substance

聞見棺材香 man4 gin3 gun1 coi4 hoeng1 = have one foot in the grave 粵

消防器材 siu1 fong4 hei3 coi4 xiao1 fang2 qi4 cai2 = fire-fighting equipment

唔見棺材唔流眼淚 m4 gin3 gun1 coi4 m4 lau4 ngaan5 leoi6 = a stubborn man never sheds tears until he sees his own coffin 粵

武器級別材料 mou5 hei3 kap1 bit6 coi4 liu6*2 wu3 qi4 ji2 bie2 cai2 liao4 = weapons-grade material

核武器材料 hat6 mou5 hei3 coi4 liu6*2 he2 wu3 qi4 cai2 liao4 = nuclear weapon material; weapons grade material

放射性發光材料 fong3 se6 sing3 faat3 gwong1 coi4 liu6*2 fang4 she4 xing4 fa1 guang1 cai2 liao4 = radiophosphor

抬棺材甩褲 toi4 gun1 coi4 lat1 fu3 tai2 guan1 cai2 shuai3 ku4 = extremely embarrassing 粵

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佢要啲裝修材料好溜咖粵
The materials that he wants for the renovation is very peculiar

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