miánzǐ

棉籽

Word · NounTraditional棉子

cotton seed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

cotton seed; the seed of the cotton plant

neutral

Primarily an agricultural and technical term. It can be used to produce cottonseed oil. '棉子' is a variant form of the more standard '棉籽'.

Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
shōu收
jí集
mián棉
zǐ子
zhà榨
yóu油
 。

The farmers are collecting cotton seeds to extract oil.

Zhè这
xiē些
mián棉
zǐ子
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
bō播
zhǒng种
 。

These cotton seeds can be used for sowing.

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Mián棉
zǐ子
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
gōng工
yè业
yuán原
liào料
 。

Cotton seed is an important industrial raw material.