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资料

zī liào

information

Usage note

资料表示学习、工作或参考用的信息。

zī liào biǎo shì xué xí 、 gōng zuò huò cān kǎo yòng de xìn xī。

资料 means information or materials used for study or work.

Context note

资料常用于文件、搜索和课堂。

zī liào cháng yòng yú wén jiàn 、 sōu suǒ hé kè táng。

It is often used for documents, searches, and class.

5 examples

请准备资料
qǐng zhǔn bèi zī liào。
Please prepare the materials.
我找到了很多资料
wǒ zhǎo dào le hěn duō zī liào。
I found a lot of information.
这份资料很重要。
zhè fèn zī liào hěn zhòng yào。
This material is very important.
老师发了学习资料
lǎo shī fā le xué xí zī liào。
The teacher handed out study materials.
请把资料整理好。
qǐng bǎ zī liào zhěng lǐ hǎo。
Please organize the materials.

5 mini stories

他在网上查找资料
tā zài wǎng shàng chá zhǎo zī liào。
He looked for information online.
老师给大家发了复习资料
lǎo shī gěi dà jiā fā le fù xí zī liào。
The teacher gave everyone review materials.
这份资料帮助我理解了问题。
zhè fèn zī liào bāng zhù wǒ lǐ jiě le wèn tí。
This material helped me understand the problem.
她认真整理了所有资料
tā rèn zhēn zhěng lǐ le suǒ yǒu zī liào。
She carefully organized all the materials.
会议前要先看资料
huì yì qián yào xiān kàn zī liào。
You need to read the materials before the meeting.

Mini dialogue

找资料

A
你在找什么?
Nǐ zài zhǎo shénme?
What are you looking for?
B
我在找关于熊猫的资料
Wǒ zài zhǎo guānyú xióngmāo de zīliào.
I am looking for information about pandas.

分享资料

A
这些资料很有用,谢谢你。
Zhèxiē zīliào hěn yǒuyòng, xièxie nǐ.
This information is very useful, thank you.
B
不客气,你可以慢慢看。
Bú kèqì, nǐ kěyǐ màn man kàn.
You're welcome, you can read it slowly.

Related words and contrasts

similar
信息
xìn xī
information; message

信息 is often used for news or messages, while 资料 is more for materials or data.

related
材料
cái liào
material

材料 refers to physical or study materials, similar to 资料 in some contexts.

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