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奶粉

nǎifěn

milk powder

A tin of powder and a spoon beside a baby bottle
Memory picture

Characters in this word

奶 nǎi

Strokes
5
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 乃 then
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

粉 fěn

Strokes
10
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 分 to divide, to allocate
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这种奶粉适合一岁以上的孩子,冲泡时水温不能太高。 Zhè zhǒng nǎifěn shìhé yí suì yǐshàng de háizi, chōngpào shí shuǐwēn bù néng tài gāo. This milk powder is suitable for children over one year old, and the water should not be too hot when preparing it.
  • 妈妈用温水给宝宝冲了一瓶奶粉。 Māma yòng wēnshuǐ gěi bǎobao chōng le yì píng nǎifěn. Mom mixed a bottle of milk powder with warm water for the baby.
  • 超市里的奶粉在打折,我多买了两罐。 Chāoshì lǐ de nǎifěn zài dǎzhé, wǒ duō mǎi le liǎng guàn. The milk powder at the supermarket is on sale, so I bought two extra tins.

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