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面粉 (miàn fěn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

面粉 (miàn fěn) is a Chinese word: flour. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 面粉

名 míng noun

flour

我需要一些面粉做面包。

wǒ xū yào yī xiē miàn fěn zuò miàn bāo

I need some flour to make bread.

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Word breakdown

面 miàn — wheat, grain-based

Words with this character (55)
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粉 fěn — powder, fine particles

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 奶粉 nǎi fěn — powdered milk HSK 6
    Example

    妈妈每天给宝宝冲奶粉。

    mā ma měi tiān gěi bǎo bao chōng nǎi fěn

    Mom prepares powdered milk for the baby every day.

  • 2 淀粉 diàn fěn — starch HSK 7
    • 淀 sediment, precipitation (referring to starch extraction process)
    • 粉 powder, flour (indicating the powdery form)
    Example

    土豆含有大量淀粉。

    tǔ dòu hán yǒu dà liàng diàn fěn

    Potatoes contain a lot of starch.

  • 3 粉丝 fěn sī — fans HSK 7
    • 粉 phonetic component borrowed from English 'fans'
    • 丝 phonetic component completing the transliteration of 'fans'
    Example

    她有很多粉丝。

    tā yǒu hěn duō fěn sī

    She has many fans.

  • 4 粉末 fěn mò — powder HSK 7
    • 粉 powder, fine particles
    • 末 powder, fine dust
    Example

    将药片研磨成粉末。

    jiāng yào piàn yán mó chéng fěn mò

    Grind the pill into powder.

  • 5 粉碎 fěn suì — to crush; to smash HSK 7
    • 粉 powder; into fine particles
    • 碎 broken; shattered
    Example

    敌人的进攻被我军粉碎了。

    dí rén de jìn gōng bèi wǒ jūn fěn suì le

    The enemy's attack was crushed by our army.

Structure & writing
1 面 miàn — face; the front of the head
面 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 7
缅 miǎn distant; far away 腼 miǎn shy and awkward; see 腼腆

面 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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2 粉 fěn — fine powder

粉 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 米 mǐ — husked grain; esp. husked rice
米 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 3
料 liào to look after; to manage 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕 糖 táng carbohydrate (organic compound class including monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides)
HSK 4
断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long) 粗 cū thick in diameter (opposite of 细) 精 jīng essence; the purest part of a substance 迷 mí unable to distinguish; lost the ability to discern or judge
HSK 5
类 lèi kind; category; a group of similar things 粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 糊 hú porridge; gruel 糟 zāo dregs left over from brewing wine
HSK 6
粉 fěn fine powder 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object 粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains) 粽 zòng sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
HSK 7
奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 屎 shǐ feces; excrement 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 眯 mī to squint; to narrow the eyes 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants
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粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 粪 fèn feces; excrement 粹 cuì pure; unmixed 糙 cāo brown rice; unhulled rice with bran intact 麟 lín (lit.) qilin (mythical creature resembling a large deer with horns and scales)
2.2 分 fēn — to divide; to separate (opposite of 合)
Xpinyin
分 is a component in 13 characters
HSK 4
份 fèn a portion or share of a whole divided into parts
HSK 5
扮 bàn to dress up as (a person or thing) 盆 pén basin or tub (typically round, wide-mouthed, shallow-bottomed, used for holding or washing things) 纷 fēn numerous and disorderly
HSK 6
氛 fēn atmosphere; aura 盼 pàn to eagerly hope for; to long for 粉 fěn fine powder 贫 pín poor, impoverished (opposite of 富)
HSK 7
吩 fēn (colloq.) to instruct or order verbally; to tell someone to do something (used in 吩咐) 岔 chà branch (of a mountain range, river, road, etc.) 掰 bāi to split or break apart with one's hands 芬 fēn fragrance of flowers and plants 颁 bān to issue; to promulgate

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