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物资

wùzī

materials; supplies

Volunteers stack cardboard supply boxes into the back of a truck
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Characters in this word

物 wù

Strokes
8
Radical
牛 — ox, cow, bull
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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资 zī

Strokes
10
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
次 order, sequence 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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Example phrases

  • 洪水过后,第一批救援物资被连夜送往受灾最严重的村庄。 Hóngshuǐ guòhòu, dì yī pī jiùyuán wùzī bèi liányè sòng wǎng shòuzāi zuì yánzhòng de cūnzhuāng. After the flood, the first batch of relief supplies was sent overnight to the worst-hit villages.
  • 工厂提前储备生产物资,以防原材料涨价。 Gōngchǎng tíqián chǔbèi shēngchǎn wùzī, yǐfáng yuáncáiliào zhǎngjià. The factory stockpiles production materials in advance in case raw material prices rise.
  • 医院急需一批医疗物资。 Yīyuàn jíxū yì pī yīliáo wùzī. The hospital urgently needs a batch of medical supplies.

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