料子

liàozi

noun #20,083

Measure Word

一匹料子 pǐ

Meanings

1 fabric / material (for clothing)
2 (figurative) the right stuff / material (for a role or task)

Characters

material / ingredient / to expect

suffix (nominalizer)

Examples

这件衬衫的料子很好，摸起来很柔软。

Zhè jiàn chènshān de liàozi hěn hǎo, mō qǐlái hěn róuruǎn.

The fabric of this shirt is excellent; it feels very soft.

他就是当领导的料子。

Tā jiùshì dāng lǐngdǎo de liàozi.

He is the right material to be a leader.

Tips

usage

料子 has two main senses: (1) textile/fabric, especially for tailored clothing; (2) colloquially, 'the right material' for a job or role, as in 他是当医生的料子 (he's the right stuff to be a doctor). The second sense is very common in informal speech.

Stroke Order

料 liào

子 zǐ