面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
面包
miànbāo
bread
Characters in this word
包 bāo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 勹 — wrap
- Made of
- 勹 wrap 巳 snake
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我早上吃面包。 Wǒ zǎoshang chī miànbāo. I eat bread in the morning.
- 这个面包很大。 Zhège miànbāo hěn dà. This loaf is big.
- 你喜欢面包吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan miànbāo ma? Do you like bread?
- 妈妈买了三个面包。 Māma mǎi le sān ge miànbāo. Mom bought three loaves of bread.
- 面包太贵了，我不买。 Miànbāo tài guì le, wǒ bù mǎi. The bread is too expensive; I won't buy it.
- 他早饭吃面包和牛奶。 Tā zǎofàn chī miànbāo hé niúnǎi. He has bread and milk for breakfast.
- 你要多少面包？ Nǐ yào duōshǎo miànbāo? How much bread do you want?
- 这个面包真好吃。 Zhège miànbāo zhēn hǎochī. This bread is really tasty.
- 请给我一个面包。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yí ge miànbāo. Please give me a loaf of bread.
- 面包和茶在桌子上。 Miànbāo hé chá zài zhuōzi shang. The bread and tea are on the table.
Related words
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 方便面 fāngbiànmiàn instant noodles
- 方面 fāngmiàn aspect; side
- 面 miàn face, side (a measure word for flat things)
- 面 miàn noodles
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 表面 biǎomiàn surface
- 后面 hòumiàn behind; the back
- 里面 lǐmiàn inside
- 另一方面 lìng yì fāngmiàn on the other hand