材
cái
material
timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
这块木材很适合用来做桌子。
zhè kuài mù cái hěn shì hé yòng lái zuò zhuō zi。
This piece of timber is very suitable for making a table.
老师说他是个难得的人材，将来一定有出息。
lǎo shī shuō tā shì gè nán dé de rén cái， jiāng lái yī dìng yǒu chū xi。
The teacher said he is a rare capable individual who will surely have a bright future.
Words with 材
边材
biān cái
sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)
钢材
gāng cái
steel (as raw material)
题材
tí cái
subject matter
集材
jí cái
(forestry) to log; to skid; to yard
隽材
juàn cái
talent
食材
shí cái
(food) ingredient
高材
gāo cái
great talent
高材生
gāo cái shēng
student of great ability
不成材
bù chéng cái
worthless
不材
bù cái
untalented
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
主材
zhǔ cái
principal or main material (engineering)