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布料

bù liào

2-character word

What 布料 means

1. fabric; cloth; material (for making clothing, curtains etc)

The characters in 布料

• 布bùcloth; to declare; to announce
• 料liàomaterial; stuff; grain

Example sentences

• 这块布料被熨得很好。
  Zhè kuài bùliào bèi yù de hěn hǎo.
  This cloth irons well.
• 她买了一些布料，打算为自己做一条裙子。
  Tā mǎi le yīxiē bùliào, dǎsuàn wèi zìjǐ zuò yī tiáo qúnzi.
  She has bought some cloth; she is going to make herself a dress.
• 国王听信了骗子的话，吩咐裁缝师准备这套服装，但其实裁缝师也看不见这块布料。
  The king, convinced, told the tailors to prepare the outfit, but he also couldn't see this material.

Sounds the same

Read bù liào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 不料unexpectedly; to one's surprise