粉

Powder in Chinese: 粉 (fěn)

fěn

powder

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Definitions

  1. 1powder
  2. 2cosmetic face powder
  3. 3food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
  4. 4to turn to powder
  5. 5(dialect) to whitewash
  6. 6white
  7. 7pink
  8. 8(suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝)
  9. 9to be a fan of

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粉

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄣˇ

fěn

ㄈ/ fㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 把药磨成粉更容易吃下去。

    bǎ yào mó chéng fěn gèng róng yì chī xià qù。

    Ground into powder, the medicine is easier to swallow.

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Related words

奶粉

nǎi fěn

powdered milk

淀粉

diàn fěn

starch

粉丝

fěn sī

bean vermicelli

粉碎

fěn suì

to crush

面粉

miàn fěn

flour

洗衣粉

xǐ yī fěn

laundry detergent

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