白面 (bái miàn) — white flour (wheat flour)

Definition

noun

white flour (wheat flour)

Measure word · 袋

白面。
Mā ma yòng bái miàn zuò le hěn duō mán tou.
Mom made a lot of steamed buns with white flour.
白面。
Zhè ge shí pǔ xū yào liǎng bēi bái miàn.
This recipe requires two cups of white flour.
白面。
bái miàn Kě yǐ yòng lái zuò miàn tiáo.
White flour can be used to make noodles.

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.

白 gives white and 面 gives flour, so the word means white flour.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.