素
材

Source material (in literature and art) in Chinese: 素材 (sù cái)

sù cái

source material (in literature and art)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1source material (in literature and art)

Stroke order

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素
材

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄘㄞˊ

cái

ㄘ/ cㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 生活为作家提供了丰富的素材。

    shēng huó wèi zuò jiā tí gōng le fēng fù de sù cái。

    Life provides writers with rich source material.

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Related words

素

sù

raw silk

材料

cái liào

(raw) material

教材

jiào cái

teaching material

朴素

pǔ sù

plain and simple

身材

shēn cái

stature

因素

yīn sù

element

题材

tí cái

subject matter

素质

sù zhì

inner quality

要素

yào sù

essential factor

元素

yuán sù

element (key component of sth)

棺材

guān cai

coffin

激素

jī sù

hormone

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