板材 (bǎncái): board; sheet material

Meanings

1 board; sheet material
2 plank lumber
3 plate (steel industry)

Characters

板

Examples

这家工厂生产各种建筑板材。

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng shēngchǎn gèzhǒng jiànzhù bǎncái.

This factory produces various kinds of construction boards.

钢铁板材的价格最近有所上涨。

Gāngtiě bǎncái de jiàgé zuìjìn yǒusuǒ shàngzhǎng.

Steel plate prices have risen somewhat recently.

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usage

Generic term for flat panel materials — wood boards (木板材), steel plate (钢板材), laminate, MDF etc. In steel-industry finance news, 板材 specifically means flat-rolled steel (sheet + plate), contrasted with 长材 (long products like rebar).