4 sentences for 材 (cái — source matter)

1. 她为一本书收集材料。

   tā wèi yī běn shū shōu​jí cái​liào.

   She's collecting material for a book.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 我写我自己的材料。

   wǒ xiě wǒ zì​jǐ de cái​liào.

   I write my own material.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 他周游世界，为这本书收集材料。

   tā zhōu​yóu​shì​jiè, wèi zhè běn shū shōu​jí cái​liào.

   He travelled all around the world to collect material for the book.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 故事取材于一场真实的选美大赛。

   gù​shi qǔ cái yú yī chǎng zhēn​shí de xuǎn měi dà​sài.

   The story is based on an actual beauty pageant.

   Source: UM-Corpus: News