钢材

鋼材
gāngcái
noun #38,375

Meanings

  1. 1 steel products
  2. 2 rolled steel
  3. 3 steel (as a material)

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè zuò dàqiáo yòng le jǐ wàn dūn gāngcái.
This bridge used tens of thousands of tons of steel.
HSK 5
Zuìjìn gāngcái jiàgé shàngzhǎng, jiànzhù chéngběn yě gēnzhe tígāo le.
Steel prices have risen recently, and building costs have gone up with them.

Tips

usage
钢材 is steel already rolled into sheets, bars, pipes or wire, ready to build with; 钢铁 is iron and steel as an industry. The same 材 'material' is in 木材 'timber' and 建材 'building materials'.

Stroke Order

钢 gāng
材 cái