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Character Decomposition
料=米+斗
Etymology
A hand measuring 斗 a cup of rice 米
Meanings
material
stuff
grain
feed
to expect
to anticipate
to guess
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Words with 料 364 total
packing material · lagging · litter垫料diàn liàofodder草料cǎo liàounexpectedly · to one's surprise不料bù liàoto feed in · to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc) · to supply · fortified (with added material)加料jiā liàoaggregate (sand or gravel used in concrete 混凝土)骨料gǔ liàomaterial for making clothes · CL: kuài面料miàn liàorough lumber · woollen cloth毛料máo liàoworked material · chamotte (refractory ceramic material)熟料shú liào(of a product) made with double the usual amount of ingredients or material · (fig.) having dual status or distinction双料shuāng liàoreceiving materials领料lǐng liàoto arrange · to manage · to attend to · to take care of · to look after (the cooking)料持liào chícattle feeder · hopper (wicker basket)料斗liào dǒuto estimate; to assess料度liào duó
Idioms with 料 18 total Chain
as expected不出所料bù chū suǒ liào(idiom) unexpected出乎意料chū hū yì liàobeyond expectation (idiom); unexpected出乎预料chū hū yù liàounexpected (idiom) · surprising出人意料chū rén yì liào(idiom) to predict the enemy's movements with divine accuracy; to anticipate the opponent's actions perfectly料敌如神liào dí rū shénto prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom) · to have an incredible foresight料事如神liào shì rú shén
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