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板材 板材 [[ban3cai2]] /sheet materials (wood, metal, plastic etc)/ 182 2
棒材 棒材 [bang4 cai2] /bar/rod/ 5144 1
邊材 边材 [bian1 cai2] /sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)/ 6767 1
不成材 不成材 [bu4 cheng2 cai2] /worthless/good-for-nothing/ 5351 1
不見棺材不落淚 不见棺材不落泪 [bu4 jian4 guan1 cai5 bu4 luo4 lei4] /lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)/fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality/ 5065 1
不材 不材 [[bu4cai2]] /(literary) (of a tree) useless for lumber/variant of 不才[bu4cai2]/ 88 2
材 材 [cai2] /material/timber/ability/aptitude/a capable individual/coffin (old)/ 6079 1
材積 材积 [cai2 ji1] /volume (of timber)/ 6622 1
材質 材质 [cai2 zhi4] /texture of timber/quality of material/material (that sth is made of)/ 6622 1
材料 材料 [[cai2liao4]] /(raw) material/data/(fig.) person who has the potential to do the job/ 903 2
材料科學 材料科学 [[cai2liao4 ke1xue2]] /materials science/ 944 2
材料學 材料学 [[cai2liao4xue2]] /materials science/ 944 2
參考材料 参考材料 [can1 kao3 cai2 liao4] /reference material/source documents/ 6622 1
成材 成材 [cheng2 cai2] /to make sth of oneself/to become a person who is worthy of respect/(of a tree) to grow to full size/to become useful for timber/ 5351 1
蠢才 蠢才 [chun3 cai2] /variant of 蠢材[chun3 cai2]/ 5208 1
蠢材 蠢材 [chun3 cai2] /idiot/ 7114 1
大材小用 大材小用 [[da4cai2-xiao3yong4]] /(idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent/ 470 2
大才小用 大才小用 [[da4cai2-xiao3yong4]] /variant of 大材小用[da4cai2-xiao3yong4]/ 470 2
斗筲之材 斗筲之材 [dou3 shao1 zhi1 cai2] /person of limited capacity/ 6258 1
多層材 多层材 [duo1 ceng2 cai2] /plywood/ 6830 1
反面教材 反面教材 [fan3 mian4 jiao4 cai2] /negative example/sth that teaches one what not to do/ 2036 1
放射性材料 放射性材料 [fang4 she4 xing4 cai2 liao4] /radioactive material/ 7165 1
廢材 废材 [[fei4cai2]] /useless person; good-for-nothing/ 344 2
複合材料 复合材料 [fu4 he2 cai2 liao4] /composite material/ 6695 1
幹材 干材 [[gan4cai2]] /capability/capable person/ 918 2
鋼材 钢材 [gang1 cai2] /steel (as raw material)/steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc/ 6056 1
高材 高材 [gao1 cai2] /great talent/rare capability/person of outstanding ability/ 6637 1
高才生 高才生 [[gao1cai2sheng1]] /variant of 高材生[gao1cai2sheng1]/ 260 2
高材生 高材生 [[gao1cai2sheng1]] /top student; high achiever; student of outstanding ability/ 260 2
棺材瓤子 棺材瓤子 [guan1 cai5 rang2 zi5] /geezer with one foot in the grave (used jokingly or as an imprecation)/ 4741 1
棺材 棺材 [[guan1cai5]] /coffin/CL:具[ju4],口[kou3]/ 912 2
棺材板 棺材板 [[guan1cai5ban3]] /wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling/coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread)/ 871 2
耗材 耗材 [hao4 cai2] /consumables/to consume raw materials/ 3876 1
基材 基材 [ji1 cai2] /substrate/ 3385 1
集材 集材 [[ji2cai2]] /(forestry) to log; to skid; to yard/ 854 2
建材 建材 [jian4 cai2] /building materials/ 6114 1
教材 教材 [jiao4 cai2] /teaching material/CL:本[ben3]/ 6429 1
就地取材 就地取材 [jiu4 di4 qu3 cai2] /to draw on local resources/using materials at hand/ 6601 1
雋材 隽材 [juan4 cai2] /talent/ 6340 1
可裂變材料 可裂变材料 [[ke3lie4bian4 cai2liao4]] /fissionable material/ 625 2
良材 良材 [liang2 cai2] /good timber/sound material/fig. able person/sound chap/ 6695 1
裂變材料 裂变材料 [lie4 bian4 cai2 liao4] /fissionable material/ 7165 1
媒材 媒材 [mei2 cai2] /medium (art) (Tw)/ 3580 1
木材 木材 [mu4 cai2] /wood/ 7165 1
器材 器材 [qi4 cai2] /equipment/material/ 7165 1
翹材 翘材 [qiao2 cai2] /outstandingly talented person/ 1063 1
取材 取材 [qu3 cai2] /to collect material/ 6407 1
人材 人材 [ren2 cai2] /variant of 人才[ren2 cai2]/ 5281 1
身材 身材 [shen1 cai2] /stature/build (height and weight)/figure/ 6996 1
生物材料 生物材料 [sheng1 wu4 cai2 liao4] /bio-materials/ 6997 1
食材 食材 [shi2 cai2] /(food) ingredient/ 2958 1
視聽材料 视听材料 [shi4 ting1 cai2 liao4] /evidence of material seen and heard/oral testimony/ 6605 1
壽材 寿材 [shou4 cai2] /coffin/ 7165 1
素材 素材 [su4 cai2] /source material (in literature and art)/ 7165 1
題材 题材 [ti2 cai2] /subject matter/ 7165 1
五短身材 五短身材 [wu3 duan3 shen1 cai2] /(of a person) short in stature/ 4581 1
心材 心材 [xin1 cai2] /pith/central core (of tree)/ 6767 1
型材 型材 [xing2 cai2] /extruded profile/ 5135 1
研磨材料 研磨材料 [yan2 mo2 cai2 liao4] /abrasive/grinding material/ 6626 1
藥材 药材 [yao4 cai2] /medicinal ingredient/ 3194 1
耶律楚材 耶律楚材 [Ye1 lü4 Chu3 cai2] /Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it/ 4622 1
因材施教 因材施教 [[yin1cai2-shi1jiao4]] /(idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student/ 455 2
圓形木材 圆形木材 [yuan2 xing2 mu4 cai2] /log/ 7165 1
原材料 原材料 [[yuan2cai2liao4]] /raw and semifinished materials/ 82 2
主材 主材 [zhu3 cai2] /principal or main material (engineering)/ 6247 1

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