料
expect; take care of; material; feed; measure word
Meanings
6 senses · 27 examplesverb
to expect; to anticipate; to guess
neutralUsed to express a prior judgment about a future or unknown situation.
He is as omniscient as a god in predicting events, always able to prepare ahead of time.
Just as expected, he won this match.
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I truly never expected that he would resign suddenly.
Who could have anticipated that this pandemic would last so long?
She was certain that the other party would agree to this cooperation plan.
verb
to take care of; to manage; to attend to
neutralCommonly used in fixed phrases like 照料 and 料理.
Please help me take care of my pet cat.
He is managing the daily affairs of the company.
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Please help attend to this sick elderly person.
She handled all the housework alone.
Volunteers are taking care of the disaster-affected people.
noun
material; raw material; talent
neutralCan be used literally for physical materials, or figuratively to refer to a person's inherent ability (often in the phrase 这块料).
This kind of wood is a good material for making furniture.
We need to prepare more fuel to keep warm.
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The feel of this fabric is very soft.
He has exactly the talent to be a designer.
The company is stockpiling strategic raw materials.
noun
animal feed; grain for livestock
neutralOften paired with 草 to refer to fodder and grain for farm animals.
The farmer added more feed for the horse.
These grain beans are prepared for the chickens.
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Please add more fodder and grain for the livestock.
The farmer stored a full year's worth of livestock feed.
Old Li's mule loves to eat this kind of grain feed the most.
measure word
dose (of traditional Chinese medicine)
formalUsed exclusively for traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions.
The doctor prescribed one dose of traditional Chinese medicine for my cold.
What herbs do I need to prepare for one dose of medicine?
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This pharmacy can decoct one dose of traditional Chinese medicine for you.
The elderly person drinks two doses of this decoction each time.
How much does it cost to get one dose of traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the body?
measure word
unit of timber (old measurement)
archaicAn outdated traditional measurement unit for timber, rarely used in modern daily life.
In the old days, carpenters calculated timber usage by the liào unit.
This batch of timber for ancient building restoration is priced by the liào unit.