miàn

面头

Word · NounTraditional麵

wheat flour; noodles

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

wheat flour; dough

Commonly used in cooking and baking contexts.

Zuò做
bāo包
zi子
xū需
yào要
xiān先
huó和
miàn面
 。

Making baozi requires kneading dough first.

Zhè这
dài袋
miàn面
fěn粉
zhì质
liàng量
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

This bag of wheat flour is of good quality.

2.

noun

noodles

A staple food made from flour.

Jīn今
wǎn晚
wǒ我
men们
chī吃
dǎ打
lǔ卤
miàn面
 。

We're eating noodles with gravy tonight.

Tā他
diǎn点
le了
yī一
wǎn碗
niú牛
ròu肉
miàn面
 。

He ordered a bowl of beef noodles.

3.

noun

powder; finely ground substance

Used for substances ground into fine particles.

Hú胡
jiāo椒
fěn粉
yào要
shǎo少
fàng放
yī一
diǎn点
 。

Add just a little black pepper powder.

Tā她
bǎ把
yào药
piàn片
yán研
chéng成
le了
yào药
miàn面
r儿
 。

She ground the tablet into a medicinal powder.