料

liào

noun/verb HSK 6 #2,948

Meanings

Zhè jiàn yīfu de liàozi hěn hǎo.

The fabric of this garment is very good.

Wǒ méi liào dào tā huì lái.

I didn't expect him to come.

Zuò cài xūyào zhǔnbèi hǎo tiáoliào.

You need to prepare the seasonings for cooking.

Chū hū yì liào.

Beyond expectation; surprisingly.

usage

As a noun: 材料 (material), 原料 (raw material), 调料 (seasoning), 饮料 (drink/beverage), 燃料 (fuel), 资料 (data/reference material). As a verb: 料到 (to foresee), 出乎意料 (unexpectedly), 不出所料 (as expected).

usage

料 as a verb is literary. 出乎意料 (beyond expectation) and 不出所料 (as expected) are very common set phrases.

料 liào