料
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liào · ingredients, materials

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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斗Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 料

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liàoWords pronounced liào
liaoWords pronounced liao
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Example sentences

Notice where 料 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ kě yǐwéi nǐ tiáo bēi rè yǐn liào ma?我可以为你调杯热饮料吗?

Can I fix you a hot drink?

Source: Tatoeba #3383262 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén bǎ suǒ yǒu de cái liào fàng zài yì qǐ.我們把所有的材料放在一起。

We got all the materials together.

Source: Tatoeba #804582 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bǎ yǐzi shì sù liào zuò de.这把椅子是塑料做的。

This chair is made of plastic.

Source: Tatoeba #2915491 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guān yú zhè zhǒng fāng yán de zī liào hěn shǎo.关于这种方言的资料很少。

There is little information about this dialect.

Source: Tatoeba #9991964 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xǐhuan hē tài tián de yǐn liào.我不喜欢喝太甜的饮料。

I don't like drinking beverages that are too sweet.

Source: Tatoeba #10367140 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège rǔ suān yǐn liào hē qǐ lái bú cuò.这个乳酸饮料喝起来不错。

This yogurt drink is delicious.

Source: Tatoeba #13890348 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 料 in context

  1. Say liào, then recall the core meaning: ingredients, materials.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 饮料 (yǐn liào), meaning “drink”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 料 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.