奶粉 (nǎi fěn) — powdered milk, milk powder | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Milk in powdered form — what's left after milk is dried, mixed with water before drinking. Paired with 面粉 ('flour'); don't confuse the two powders.

noun

powdered milkmilk powder

Measure word · 袋

Examples

奶粉。
Wǒ měi tiān gěi hái zi chōng yì bēi nǎi fěn.
I make a cup of powdered milk for my child every day.
奶粉，。
Zhè zhǒng xīn xī lán nǎi fěn zhì liàng hěn hǎo, hěn duō mā ma dōu mǎi.
This kind of New Zealand milk powder is of good quality, many mothers buy it.
奶粉，。
Chāo shì de nǎi fěn zhèng zài dǎ zhé, wǒ mǎi le sān guàn.
The powdered milk in the supermarket is on sale, I bought three cans.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

奶 is milk and 粉 is powder; together they name milk powder.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女乃奶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

乃

乃nǎi奶nǎi

Same sound today

奶 combines 女, a woman, and 乃, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

米分粉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn粉fěn

Same sound today

粉 pairs 米 (rice) with 分 for its sound. The rice part points to face powder made from rice.

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