料 liào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
料
liào
to expect; to anticipate
Character
Example phrases
- 这件外套的料很厚，适合冬天穿。 Zhè jiàn wàitào de liào hěn hòu, shìhé dōngtiān chuān. The material of this coat is thick, so it is suitable for winter.
- 谁也没料到，比赛最后一分钟会出现这样的变化。 Shéi yě méi liàodào, bǐsài zuìhòu yì fēnzhōng huì chūxiàn zhèyàng de biànhuà. No one expected such a change in the final minute of the game.
- 我早就料到他会迟到，所以故意把时间说早了半小时。 Wǒ zǎo jiù liàodào tā huì chídào, suǒyǐ gùyì bǎ shíjiān shuō zǎo le bàn xiǎoshí. I had long expected him to be late, so I deliberately gave a time half an hour earlier.
Related words
- 材料 cáiliào material
- 燃料 ránliào fuel
- 塑料 sùliào plastic
- 塑料袋 sùliàodài plastic bag
- 原料 yuánliào raw material
- 资料 zīliào materials; information
- 饮料 yǐnliào drink
- 不料 búliào unexpectedly, to one’s surprise
- 料 liào material
- 预料 yùliào to predict; prediction
- 原材料 yuáncáiliào raw material
- 出人意料 chūrényìliào unexpected; beyond expectation