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How do you say "flour" in Chinese?
面粉
miàn fěn
In Chinese, "flour" is 面粉.
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Pronunciation
MIAN FEN. Mian is flat, fen is falling. Keep mian level, drop on fen.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 面 (mian) has 9 strokes meaning dough or flour, 粉 (fen) has 10 strokes with grain radical meaning powder or flour.
Example sentence
面粉在柜子里。
Flour is in the cupboard.
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How to remember 面粉
Flour powder. Flour is a fine grain powder made from grain.
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- jar 罐子 guàn zi
- stove 烤箱 kǎo xiāng
- pot 筒 tǒng
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Questions about 面粉
How do you say "flour" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "flour" is 面粉. It is a noun.
How is 面粉 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 面 (mian) has 9 strokes meaning dough or flour, 粉 (fen) has 10 strokes with grain radical meaning powder or flour.
How is 面粉 used in a sentence?
Use 面粉 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 面粉在柜子里。 (Flour is in the cupboard.).
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