Chinese word

面粉

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiàn fěn

Meaning

  • nounflour

Example

家里还有面粉吗？jiā lǐ hái yǒu miàn fěn ma

Is there any flour left at home?

Illustration for 面粉 (flour)

More examples

做面包的时候要用高筋面粉。zuò miàn bāo de shí hòu yào yòng gāo jīn miàn fěn

Use high-gluten flour when making bread.

Core concept

A dry, powdery form of wheat kept ready to turn into dough, noodles, or other food.

Common phrases

  • 高筋面粉gāo jīn miàn fěn

    high-gluten flour

  • 低筋面粉dī jīn miàn fěn

    low-gluten flour

  • 用面粉做蛋糕yòng miàn fěn zuò dàn gāo

    make a cake using flour

Similar words

小麦粉xiǎo mài fěn: Flour made specifically by grinding wheat into a fine powder.
粉fěn: A general term for a solid ground into very fine particles.
淀粉diàn fěn: A fine white plant starch used to thicken sauces and other foods.
面miàn: Noodles or a dish made mainly from noodles.

Definition in Chinese

把小麦磨成的粉末，颗粒细，通常用来做面包、饼干和面条等食品。bǎ xiǎo mài mó chéng de fěn mò kē lì xì tōng cháng yòng lái zuò miàn bāo bǐng gān hé miàn tiáo děng shí pǐn

Word origin

The compound joins 面 (miàn, "flour") with 粉 (fěn, "powder"), making the powder form of the grain product clear.

Usage tips

  • English flour can refer to powder made from several grains, but this Chinese noun normally means wheat flour unless another source is named.

Related words

  • 面粉厂miàn fén chǎngflour millnoun
  • 面粉业miàn fěn yèflour-making industrynoun
  • 面粉袋miàn fěn dàibag of flournoun

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