淀粉 (diàn fěn) — starch

Definition

Examples

• 做汤的时候加一点淀粉，汤会变得更稠。
  Zuò tāng de shí hou jiā yì diǎn diàn fěn, tāng huì biàn de gèng chóu.
  When making soup, add a little starch, and the soup will become thicker.
• 淀粉是碳水化合物的一种，能提供能量。
  diàn fěn Shì tàn shuǐ huà hé wù de yì zhǒng, néng tí gōng néng liàng.
  Starch is a type of carbohydrate that can provide energy.
• 淀粉可以用来制作纸张和纺织品。
  diàn fěn Kě yǐ yòng lái zhì zuò zhǐ zhāng hé fǎng zhī pǐn.
  Starch can be used to make paper and textiles.