资料zī liàomaterial; resources; data; information
资料 (zī liào) means "material," "data," or "information": documents, notes, and facts that someone collects or uses for study or work, as in 找资料 (look for material). It is a noun, and a set of papers takes the measure word 份, as in 一份资料.
What does 资料 mean?
- 1.
material; resources; data; informationnoun
What do the characters in 资料 mean?
- 资resources
- 料material
How do you use 资料?
资料 is a noun; 找资料, 查资料, and 一份资料 talk about gathering or handing over information.
Patterns
一份 + 资料
老师给了我一份资料。
Lǎoshī gěi le wǒ yí fèn zīliào.
The teacher gave me a set of materials.
What are some examples of 资料 in a sentence?
How is 资料 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你的作业写完了吗？
Nǐ de zuòyè xiěwán le ma?
Have you finished your homework?
- Speaker B:
还没有，资料不够。
Hái méiyǒu, zīliào bú gòu.
Not yet, I don't have enough material.
- Speaker A:
图书馆里有很多书，你可以去看看。
Túshūguǎn li yǒu hěn duō shū, nǐ kěyǐ qù kànkan.
The library has lots of books; you can go take a look.
- Speaker B:
好，我下午就去。
Hǎo, wǒ xiàwǔ jiù qù.
OK, I'll go this afternoon.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.