Hanzi

碾

stone roller/roller and millstone/to grind/to crush/to husk

Hanzi

Pinyin

niǎn

Bopomofo

ㄋㄧㄢˇ

Jyutping

ngaan4

Example sentences

老闆用石磨把芝麻碾成粉末，香氣立刻飄出來。

老板用石磨把芝麻碾成粉末，香气立刻飘出来。

The shop owner used a stone mill to grind the sesame into powder, and the aroma immediately drifted through the kitchen.

Example Vocabulary

碾

nian3

to grind; to crush by rolling or pressing; to run over

碾碎

碾過

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