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Jyutping coi4
Pinyin cái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. material
  2. timber
  3. ability
  4. aptitude
  5. a capable individual
  6. coffin (old)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    木料
    timber
    • 木材
      木材
      muk6 coi4
      wood; timber
  2. 語素
    資料​;​用具
    material
    • 教材
      教材
      gaau3 coi4
      teaching materials
    • 器材
      器材
      hei3 coi4
      equipment
  3. 語素
    有​能力​嘅​人
    talented person; capable person
    • 成材
      成材
      sing4 coi4
      to become a capable person
    • 人材
      人材
      jan4 coi4
      a capable person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    timber
  2. character
    material; stuff
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. material, stuff
  2. timber
  3. talent
  4. Cangjie Input
    DDH
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级汉字表 #13
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #27
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她为一本书收集材料。
    她為一本書收集材料。
    tā wèi yī běn shū shōu jí cái liào 。
    • She is collecting material for a book.
    • She's collecting material for a book.
  2. Mandarin
    用优质材料做的家具卖得很好。
    用優質材料做的傢俱賣得很好。
    yòng yōu zhì cái liào zuò de jiā jù mài de hěn hǎo 。
    • Furniture made of good materials sells well.
  3. Mandarin
    日本缺乏原材料。
    日本缺乏原材料。
    rì běn quē fá yuán cái liào 。
    • Japan is lacking in raw materials.
  4. Mandarin
    这外套是什么材料作的?
    這外套是什麼材料作的?
    zhè wài tào shì shén me cái liào zuò de ?
    • What stuff is this jacket made of?
  5. Mandarin
    今天我要去买些材料。
    今天我要去買些材料。
    jīn tiān wǒ yào qù mǎi xiē cái liào 。
    • I'm going to go buy some materials today.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    有乜嘢令到一啲人成为天才,而另一啲人成为蠢材呢?
    有乜嘢令到一啲人成為天才,而另一啲人成為蠢材呢?
    jau5 mat1 je5 ling6 dou3 jat1 di1 jan4 sing4 wai4 tin1 coi4 , ji4 ling6 jat1 di1 jan4 sing4 wai4 ceon2 coi4 nei4 ?
    • What makes one person a genius and another person a fool?
  2. Cantonese
    嗰啲材料好唔好?
    嗰啲材料好唔好?
    go2 di1 coi4 liu2 hou3 m4 hou3 ?
    • Is that material good?
  3. Cantonese
    只材料好唔好?
    隻材料好唔好?
    zek3 coi4 liu2 hou3 m4 hou3 ?
    • Is it a good material?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢种食材几common㗎,喺超市都有得卖。
    呢種食材幾common㗎,喺超市都有得賣。
    ni1 zung2 sik6 coi4 gei2 kam1 man4 gaa3, hai2 ciu1 si5 dou1 jau5 dak1 maai6.
    • The ingredient is commonly found and available in supermarkets.
  2. Cantonese
    做父母嘅都希望子女成材。
    做父母嘅都希望子女成材。
    zou6 fu6 mou5 ge3 dou1 hei1 mong6 zi2 neoi5 sing4 coi4.
    • All parents want their kids become a good person to the society.
  3. Cantonese
    买棺材唔知埞
    買棺材唔知埞
    maai5 gun1 coi4 m4 zi1 deng6
    • to have no idea what one is provoking
  4. Cantonese
    单凭佢嘅身材,我已经知道佢系消防员。
    單憑佢嘅身材,我已經知道佢係消防員。
    daan1 pang4 keoi5 ge3 san1 coi4, ngo5 ji5 ging1 zi1 dou3 keoi5 hai6 siu1 fong4 jyun4.
    • I can tell he's a fireman by looking at his figure alone.
  5. Cantonese
    睇佢身材突然咁窈窕,就知佢食咗减肥药。
    睇佢身材突然咁窈窕,就知佢食咗減肥藥。
    tai2 keoi5 san1 coi4 dat6 jin4 gam3 miu5 tiu5, zau6 zi1 keoi5 sik6 zo2 gaam2 fei4 joek6
    • She must be taking fat-burning pills, I mean how else can her figure be trimmed in such a sudden?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    可造之材
    可造之材
    kě zào zhī cái
    • a promising talent deserving training
  2. Cantonese
    将啲材料捞埋。
    将啲材料捞埋。
    zoeng1 di1 coi4 liu2 lou1 maai4.
    • Mix the ingredients together.
  3. Mandarin
    寿材
    壽材
    shòu cái
    • coffin prepared before one's death
  4. Mandarin
    铜也是一种可以考虑的材质(图86),比较容易取得,价格也比较便宜,加工比较容易,因为够软,而且铜虽然较软,可是在磨擦加热的时候会产生韧性,用铝做为材质,既轻又硬,然相对的就脆,当材质脆的时候,磨损就会变成粉末,会有很多屑,铜就不会。
    銅也是一種可以考慮的材質(圖86),比較容易取得,價格也比較便宜,加工比較容易,因為夠軟,而且銅雖然較軟,可是在磨擦加熱的時候會產生韌性,用鋁做爲材質,既輕又硬,然相對的就脆,當材質脆的時候,磨損就會變成粉末,會有很多屑,銅就不會。
    tóng yě shì yī zhǒng kě yǐ kǎo lǜ de cái zhì ( tú 8 6 ) , bǐ jiào róng yì qǔ dé , jià gé yě bǐ jiào pián yí , jiā gōng bǐ jiào róng yì , yīn wèi gòu ruǎn , ér qiě tóng suī rán jiào ruǎn , kě shì zài mó cā jiā rè de shí hòu huì chǎn shēng rèn xìng , yòng lǚ zuò wéi cái zhì , jì qīng yòu yìng , rán xiàng duì de jiù cuì , dāng cái zhì cuì de shí hòu , mó sǔn jiù huì biàn chéng fěn mò , huì yǒu hěn duō xiè , tóng jiù bù huì .
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  5. Mandarin
    求助适合小童揭着玩的素材。
    求助適合小童揭着玩的素材。
    qiú zhù shì hé xiǎo tóng jiē zhe wán de sù cái .
    • Asking for material suitable for children to uncover and play