原材料
yuán cái liào
Pinyin

Definition

原材料
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yuán cái liào
  1. raw materials
  2. unprocessed materials

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原
Yuán
  1. 1 Hara (Japanese surname)
原来
yuán lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 originally
  4. 4 formerly
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 so, actually, as it turns out
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
原谅
yuán liàng
  1. 1 to excuse
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to pardon
资料
zī liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 resources
  3. 3 data
  4. 4 information
  5. 5 profile (Internet)
  6. 6 CL:份[fèn],個|个[gè]
身材
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
不料
bù liào
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
主料
zhǔ liào
  1. 1 main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
原位
yuán wèi
  1. 1 original position
  2. 2 (in) the same place
  3. 3 normal position
  4. 4 the place where one currently is
  5. 5 in situ
原先
yuán xiān
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 former
原则
yuán zé
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 doctrine
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
原创
yuán chuàng
  1. 1 originality
  2. 2 creativity
  3. 3 innovation
原味
yuán wèi
  1. 1 authentic taste
  2. 2 plain cooked
  3. 3 natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
原地
yuán dì
  1. 1 (in) the original place
  2. 2 the place where one currently is
  3. 3 place of origin
  4. 4 local (product)
原型
yuán xíng
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 prototype
  3. 3 archetype

Idioms (15)

不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
料事如神
liào shì rú shén
  1. 1 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an incredible foresight
星星之火，可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
  1. 1 a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
略迹原情
lu:è jì yuán qíng
  1. 1 to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
逐鹿中原
zhú lù Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attempt to seize the throne

Sample Sentences

当然！首先我们会签署一个全年供货协议价，保证在合同期内，供货价格不变。最近原材料涨价，我们能做出这个承诺是要冒很大风险的，也希望你能看到我们的合作诚意！
dāngrán ！shǒuxiān wǒmen huì qiānshǔ yī ge quánnián gōnghuò xiéyì jià ，bǎozhèng zài hétong qī nèi ，gōnghuò jiàgé bùbiàn 。zuìjìn yuáncáiliào zhǎngjià ，wǒmen néng zuòchū zhè ge chéngnuò shì yào mào hěn dà fēngxiǎn de ，yě xīwàng nǐ néng kàndào wǒmen de hézuò chéngyì ！
Of course! First, we'll sign a full-year supply agreement to guarantee that during the period of the contract, the price will not change. Recently the price of raw materials has gone up. For us to make this kind of agreement entails taking a big risk. We hope you can see how sincerely we want to cooperate with you!
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