白粉 (bái fěn) — face powder, cosmetic powder; (slang) heroin
Definition
Literally 'white powder', 白粉 covers two unrelated senses: cosmetic face powder and (in slang/news reports) heroin. Context — cosmetics like 口红 or 警方 seizing drugs — disambiguates.
noun
face powdercosmetic powder(slang) heroin
Measure word · 盒
Examples
- 白粉。Tā měi tiān huà zhuāng qián dōu yào yòng bái fěn.She uses face powder every day before applying makeup.
- 白粉。Jǐng fāng chá huò le dà liàng bái fěn.The police seized a large amount of heroin.
- ，白粉。Zhè jiā diàn mài huà zhuāng pǐn, bāo kuò bái fěn hé kǒu hóng.This store sells cosmetics, including face powder and lipstick.
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