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How do you say "plastic wrap" in Chinese?
保鲜膜
bǎo xiān mó
In Chinese, "plastic wrap" is 保鲜膜.
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Pronunciation
BAO XIAN MO. Bao is falling, xian is flat, mo is rising. Drop, level, climb.
Writing and usage
Three characters: 保 (bao) has 9 strokes meaning to protect or keep, 鲜 (xian) has 14 strokes meaning fresh, 膜 (mo) has 14 strokes meaning membrane or film.
Example sentence
用保鲜膜包住食物。
Cover the food with plastic wrap.
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How to remember 保鲜膜
Protect fresh film. Plastic wrap protects food and keeps it fresh.
Related words
- black pepper 黑胡椒 hēi hú jiāo
- butter 黄油 huáng yóu
- clock 时钟 shí zhōng
- dough 面团 miàn tuán
- honey 蜂蜜 fēng mì
- hotdog 热狗 rè gǒu
- jam 果酱 guǒ jiàng
- pie 馅饼 xiàn bǐng
- waffle 华夫饼 huá fū bǐng
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Questions about 保鲜膜
How do you say "plastic wrap" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "plastic wrap" is 保鲜膜. It is a noun.
How is 保鲜膜 written in Chinese?
Three characters: 保 (bao) has 9 strokes meaning to protect or keep, 鲜 (xian) has 14 strokes meaning fresh, 膜 (mo) has 14 strokes meaning membrane or film.
How is 保鲜膜 used in a sentence?
Use 保鲜膜 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 用保鲜膜包住食物。 (Cover the food with plastic wrap.).
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"Plastic wrap" in other languages
- Japanese ラップ (rappu)
- Korean 플라스틱 랩 (peullaseutik laeb)
- Spanish el envoltorio de plástico
- Spanish (Latin America) el plástico para envolver
- French le film plastique
- German die Frischhaltefolie
- Italian la confezione di plastica
- Russian пищевая плёнка (piŝevaja plënka)
- Greek η ζελατίνα (i zelatina)
- Arabic غلاف بلاستيك (ghulaf bilastik)
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