料 liào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
料理
liàolǐ
to manage; to handle; cuisine
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 父亲住院后，家里的大小事务几乎都由她料理。 Fùqīn zhùyuàn hòu, jiālǐ de dàxiǎo shìwù jīhū dōu yóu tā liàolǐ. After her father was hospitalised, almost all the household affairs were handled by her.
- 妈妈出差了，爸爸一个人料理家务和孩子。 Māma chūchāi le, bàba yí gè rén liàolǐ jiāwù hé háizi. Mum is away on a business trip, and Dad manages the housework and the children by himself.
- 这家餐厅的日本料理很正宗，生鱼片特别新鲜。 Zhè jiā cāntīng de Rìběn liàolǐ hěn zhèngzōng, shēngyúpiàn tèbié xīnxiān. The Japanese cuisine at this restaurant is very authentic, and the sashimi is especially fresh.
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
- 料 liào to expect; to anticipate
- 预料 yùliào to predict; prediction
- 原材料 yuáncáiliào raw material