Chinese word

资料

Pronunciation

Pinyinzī liào

Meaning

  • nouninformation

Example

我把资料发给你了。wǒ bǎ zī liào fā géi nǐ le

I sent you the information.

Illustration for 资料 (information)

More examples

这些资料来自不同的来源。zhè xiē zī liào lái zì bù tóng de lái yuán

These materials come from different sources.

Core concept

Collected material that provides the information needed to understand, complete, or support something.

Common phrases

  • 学习资料xué xí zī liào

    study materials

  • 参考资料cān kǎo zī liào

    reference materials

  • 收集资料shōu jí zī liào

    collect information

  • 资料来源zī liào lái yuán

    source of information

Similar words

信息xìn xī: Facts, news, or other content communicated by people or organizations.
数据shù jù: Numerical values gathered through observation or calculation.
文件wén jiàn: A paper or electronic document created through an official process.

Definition in Chinese

为工作、学习或证明而收集、整理并保存的材料或信息，形式可为纸质、图片或电子文件等。wèi gōng zuò xué xí huò zhèng míng ér shōu jí zhéng lǐ bìng bǎo cún de cái liào huò xìn xī xíng shì kě wèi zhǐ zhì tú piàn huò diàn zi wén jiàn děng

Word origin

资料 (zīliào, "reference material") is formed from 资 (zī, "resources") and 料 (liào, "material"), a combination that treats gathered knowledge as a practical resource.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English information, this noun can refer to a collection of items, so it can be sent, sorted, saved, or checked as one practical bundle.

Other meanings

  • datanoun
  • documentsnoun

Related words

  • 资料库zī liào kùdatabasenoun
  • 资料室zī liào shìreference roomnoun

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