面包片 (miàn bāo piān) — bread slices; slice(s) of bread | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bread slicesslice(s) of bread

Measure word · 片

Examples

面包片。
Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng chī yí gè miàn bāo piān.
I eat a slice of bread every morning.
面包片。
Chāo shì lǐ mài gè zhǒng miàn bāo piān.
The supermarket sells various kinds of sliced bread.
面包片。
Bǎ miàn bāo piān fàng jìn kǎo xiāng lǐ rè yí xià.
Put the bread slices into the oven and heat them up.

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.

面包bread

面miànflour包bāobun

偏正Modifier + head

面包 means bread, and 片 adds the idea of a slice.

Characters in this word

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.

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

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Grains & Staples Food (General)

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