棉绒 (mián róng) — cotton velvet

Definition

noun
cotton velvet

Examples

  • 棉绒,。
    Zhè jiàn wài tào shì yòng mián róng zuò de, mō qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
    This coat is made of cotton velvet and feels very comfortable.
  • 棉绒,。
    Wǒ mǎi le yí kuài mián róng bù liào, zhǔn bèi zì jǐ zuò tiáo wéi jīn.
    I bought a piece of cotton velvet fabric, planning to make a scarf myself.
  • 棉绒,。
    Zhè zhǒng mián róng bǐ pǔ tōng mián bù gèng róu ruǎn, dàn jià gé yě gèng gāo.
    This kind of cotton velvet is softer than regular cotton cloth, but also more expensive.

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.

棉miáncotton
绒róngsoft nap

棉 gives cotton, and 绒 gives soft nap, naming cotton velvet.

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