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塑料

sù liàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
plastic / plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-00d1194609204ad0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

塑料 塑料 [su4 liao4] /plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 塑
    sù

    to model (a figure) in clay / (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)

  • 料
    liào

    material / stuff / grain / feed / to expect / to anticipate / to guess

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.