029 Building materials 建筑材料 (jiànzhù cáiliào)

wood
wood, timber
sand
stone, rock
marble
granite
limestone
mud
cement
brick
tile
ceramic tile
foam, froth
glue, rubber
skin, leather
plastic
rubber
glass
jade
pearl
precious stone, gem
platinum
diamond
crystal
pottery and porcelain, ceramics

1 木头 [-頭] mùtóu (wood-suffix) wood: ~房 wooden house || 一根/块~ a wooden rod/ a piece of wood || ~架子 wooden cupboard '
2 木材 [-] mùcái (wood-material) wood, timber: 上等~ first class lumber || ~加工 lumber processing '
3 沙子 [-] shāzi (sand-suffix) sand: 一堆/粒~ a grain of sand || 挖~ dig in the sand '
4 石头 [-頭] shítou (stone-suffix) stone, rock: 一块~ a rock || 大/小~ a large/small rock || ~桌子 rock slab '
5 大理石 [-] dàlǐshí (Dali, Yunnan-stone) marble: 白色~ white marble || ~建筑 (jiànzhù) marble building || 开采~ mining marble '
6 花岗岩 [-崗-] huāgāngshí (pattern-hard-rock) granite: 黑色 ~ black granite || ~圆柱 granite column || ~加工 granite processing '
7 石灰石 [-] shíhuīshí (lime-stone) limestone: 天然 ~ natural limestone || 开采 ~ mining limestone '
8 泥 [-] ní (mud) mud: 挖 ~ dig mud || 黄~ yellow mud '
9 水泥 [-] shuǐní (hydraulic-mud) cement: ~大桥 cement bridge || 一堆~ a pile of cement '
10 砖 [磚] zhuān (brick) brick: 一块~ a brick || 红 ~ red brick || 地~ ground tile '
11 瓦 [-] wǎ (Earthenware, tile) tile: 一块~ a tile || ~片 a piece of tile || 琉 璃 (liúlí) ~ glazed tile '
12 瓷砖 [-磚] cízhuān (ceramic-brick) ceramic tile: 贴~ tile fixing || 一块~ a piece of tile '
13 泡沫 [-] pàomò (bubble-foam) foam, froth: ~橡胶 (xiàngjiāo) foam rubber || ~灭火 anti-flame foam '
14 胶 [膠] jiāo (glue, gum) glue, rubber: ~棒 rubber rod || 感光~ light sensitive rubber || 涂一层 ~ spread a layer of rubber '
15 皮 [-] pí (hide, skin, leather) skin, leather: ~衣 leather clothes || ~箱 leather box || ~夹克 leather jacket '
16 塑料 [-] sùliào (plastic-material) plastic: ~袋 plastic bag || ~盒 plastic box || ~拖鞋 plastic sandals '
17 橡胶 [-膠] xiàngjiāo (oak-rubber) rubber: ~树rubber tree || ~厂rubber factory || ~手套rubber gloves '
18 玻璃 [-] bōli (derivation of binome 琉璃 liúlí) glass: 几块~ a few pieces of glass || 彩色~ colored glass || ~杯 glass cup '
19 玉 [-] yù (jade) jade: ~器 jade ware, jade article || ~镯 (zhuó) jade bracelet '
20 珍珠 [-] zhēnzhū (treasure-pearl) pearl: 一颗/串~ a pearl/ a string of pearls || 采集~ collect pearls || ~项链 pearl necklace '
21 宝石 [寶-] bǎoshí (precious-stone) precious stone, gem: 红/蓝~ ruby/ sapphire || 彩色~ colorful gems || 天然/人造~ natural/man-made gems '
22 铂金 [鉑-] bójīn (platinum-gold) platinum: ~项链 platinum necklace || ~戒指 platinum ring '
23 钻石 [鑽-] zuànshí (drilling-stone) diamond: 一颗~ a diamond || ~耳环 diamond earrings || 真~ real diamond '
24 水晶 [-] shuǐjīng (clear-crystal) crystal: ~灯 crystal light || ~鞋 crystal shoes || ~花瓶 crystal flower vase '
25 陶瓷 [-] táocí (pottery-ceramic) pottery and porcelain, ceramics: 彩色~ colored ceramics || 日用~ ceramics of everyday use || ~杯 ceramic cup '

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