棉

Generic term for cotton or kapok in Chinese: 棉 (mián)

mián

generic term for cotton or kapok

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Definitions

  1. 1generic term for cotton or kapok
  2. 2cotton
  3. 3padded or quilted with cotton

Stroke order

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棉

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄢˊ

mián

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件衣服是纯棉的，很舒服。

    zhè jiàn yī fu shì chún mián de， hěn shū fú。

    This piece of clothing is pure cotton and very comfortable.

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Related words

棉花

mián hua

cotton

免得

miǎn de

so as not to

面对面

miàn duì miàn

face to face

面向

miàn xiàng

to face

妙

miào

clever

灭

miè

to extinguish or put out

民歌

mín gē

folk song

民工

mín gōng

migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)

民警

mín jǐng

civil police

民意

mín yì

public opinion

名额

míng é

quota

名义

míng yì

name

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