English Chinese Materials Vocabulary

As an Interior Designer, I always consider that the building materials is very important factor in the design plan and the cost of the projects. To understand well about material, I have to update regularly the basic knowledge from the various kind of material of the manufacturer's catalogs around the world. For example, like ceramics tiles, I always look for information from the Italy catalogs in English and the other catalogs in Chinese. So, it is sometime too bad to read the material catalogs with the fully descriptions written in Chinese. In my point of view, it should be better to have the ideal about what you are looking for. In other words, I have to learn Chinese language to read the building material catalogs. Now, this is the list of the building materials that I have written in the list in a few years ago. I think it is very useful for all of us.

原料	Yuán liào	Raw material
水泥	Shuǐní	Cement
铁	Tiě	Iron
砖	Zhuān	Brick
碎石	Suì shí	Crushed rock
沙	Shā	Sand
石	Shí	Stone
石膏	Shígāo	Gypsum
石墨	Shímò	Graphite
石板	Shí bǎn	Slabstone
石油	Shíyóu	Oil
硅	Guī	Silicon
陶瓷	Táocí	Ceramics
花砖	Huāzhuān	Encaustic tile
油漆	Yóuqī	Varnish
水漆	Shuǐqī	Water painting
混凝土	Hùnníngtǔ	Concrete
钢筋混凝土	Gāngjīnhùnníngtǔ	Reinforced concrete
木地板	Mù dì bǎn	Boarded floor
塑料	Sùliào	Plastic
羊毛	Yángmáo	Wool
锡	Xī	Tin
铜	Tóng	Copper
蜡	Là	Wax
黄铜	Huáng tóng	Brass
木头	Mùtou	Wood
液体	Yètǐ	Liquid
胶水	Jiāoshuǐ	Glue
眼镜	Yǎnjìng	Glasses
煤	Méi	Coal
橡胶	Xiàngjiāo	Rubber
铝	Lǚ	Aluminum
银	Yín	Silver
钻石	Zuànshí	Diamond
金	Jīn	Gold
水晶	Shuǐjīng	Crystal
明矾	Míngfán	Alum
酸	Suān	Acid
树脂	Shùzhī	Resin
皮革	Pígé	Leather
木料	Mùliào	Timber
灰泥	Huīní	Plaster
黏土	Niántǔ	Clay
锈钢	Xiù gāng	Stainless steel
乳胶漆	Rǔjiāoqī	Latex paint
玻璃	Bōli	Glass
彩釉玻璃	Yòu cǎi bō lí	Glaze glass
丙烯酸	Bǐngxīsuān	Acrylic
丙烯酸漆	Bǐngxīsuānqī	Acrylic paint
漆	Qī	Lacquer

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