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Hanzi

棉

generic term for cotton or kapok/cotton/padded or quilted with cotton

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

mián

Bopomofo

ㄇㄧㄢˊ

Jyutping

min4

Example sentences

棉 mián
這件襯衫是棉做的
这件衬衫是棉做的

This shirt is made of cotton.

棉花 miánhuā
棉花可以用來製作柔軟的衣服。
棉花可以用来制作柔软的衣服。

Cotton can be used to make soft clothes.

棉被 miánbèi
這條棉被很溫暖。
这条棉被很温暖。

This quilt is very warm.

炕 kàng
冬天，奶奶把棉被鋪在熱炕上。
冬天，奶奶把棉被铺在热炕上。

In winter, Grandma spread the quilt on the warm heated brick bed.

棉襖 / 棉袄 miánǎo
冬天很冷，他穿著棉襖去市場買菜。
冬天很冷，他穿著棉袄去市场买菜。

It was very cold, so he wore a padded cotton jacket to the market to buy vegetables.

Example Vocabulary

棉

mian2

cotton

棉衣

棉花

mian2'hua1

cotton

棉花糖

mian2'hua1'tang2

棉被

mian2'bei4

cotton quilt; quilt

棉褲

棉襖

mian2'ao3

padded cotton jacket; quilted winter coat

採棉機

木棉

mu4'mian2

木棉花

mu4'mian2'hua1

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