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料

liào

HSK 3 Character

What 料 means

1. material
2. stuff
3. grain
4. feed
5. to expect
6. to anticipate
7. to guess

Example sentences

• 燃料短缺。
  Ránliào duǎnquē.
  There was a shortage of fuel.
• 材料损坏了。
  This material is ruined.
• 我喜欢香料。
  I like spices.
• 我爱韩国料理。
  Wǒ ài Hánguó liàolǐ.
  I love Korean food.
• 塑料不易燃烧。
  Sùliào bù yì ránshāo.
  Plastic does not burn easily.
• 材料将被提供。
  Materials will be provided.

Words starting with 料

• 料到liào dàoto foresee; to anticipate
• 料理liào lǐto arrange; to handle; to cook
• 料想liào xiǎngto expect; to presume; to think (sth is likely)
• 料子liào zimaterial
• 料酒liào jiǔcooking wine
• 料中liào zhòngto suppose correctly
• 料件liào jiànmaterials and parts; components
• 料及liào jíto anticipate; forecast; expectation
• 料器liào qìglassware; colored glass household vessel
• 料定liào dìngcertain; to know for sure
• 料度liào duóto estimate; to assess
• 料持liào chíto arrange; to manage; to attend to
• 料号liào hàopart number; material code
• 料理店liào lǐ diànrestaurant
• 料件子活liào jiàn zi huópiecework
• 料头liào tóuremainder of cloth; scraps
• 料事如神liào shì rú shénto prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight
• 料斗liào dǒucattle feeder; hopper (wicker basket)
• 料仓liào cānggranary; storehouse
• 料堆liào duīto stockpile
• 料豆儿liào dòu rcooked black soybean as animal fodder
• 料汁liào zhīseasoning liquid; prepared sauce mixture; dressing
• 料峭liào qiàospring chill in the air; cold
• 料件子liào jiàn zisee 料件子活

Words containing 料

• 资料zī liàomaterial; resources; data
• 材料cái liào(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
• 饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage
• 塑料袋sù liào dàiplastic bag
• 原料yuán liàoraw material
• 不料bù liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
• 预料yù liàoto forecast; to anticipate; expectation
• 照料zhào liàoto tend; to take care of sb
• 意料yì liàoto anticipate; to expect; expectations
• 调料tiáo liàocondiment; seasoning; flavoring
• 塑料sù liàoplastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
• 燃料rán liàofuel
• 史料shǐ liàohistorical material or data
• 饲料sì liàofeed; fodder
• 原材料yuán cái liàoraw and semifinished materials
• 面料miàn liàomaterial for making clothes
• 出乎意料chū hū yì liào(idiom) unexpected
• 出人意料chū rén yì liàounexpected (idiom); surprising
• 颜料yán liàopaint; dye; pigment
• 布料bù liàofabric; cloth; material (for making clothing, curtains etc)
• 香料xiāng liàospice; flavoring; condiment
• 涂料tú liàopaint
• 配料pèi liàoingredients (in a cooking recipe); to mix materials according to directions
• 意料之外yì liào zhī wài(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected

Characters that look like 料

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 科kēbranch of study; administrative section; division
• 斜xiéinclined; slanting; oblique
• 耕gēngto plow; to till
• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 猝cùabruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
• 蚪dǒuused in 蝌蚪

Sounds the same

Read liào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 撂to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down
• 镣fetters; leg-irons; shackles
• 了unofficial variant of 瞭
• 瞭to watch from a height or distance
• 尥to give a backward kick (e.g. of a horse)
• 廖surname Liao
• 钌see 钌铞儿; Taiwan pr. liǎo