和面 (huó miàn) — to knead dough
Definition
和面 (huó miàn) is a separable verb meaning 'to knead dough': 和 is the verb, 面 is the object. Split it for aspect/tense markers — 和了面, 和过面, 和完面 — but never insert other words between them.
verb
to knead dough
Examples
- 和面。Mā ma zài chú fáng huó miàn.Mom is kneading dough in the kitchen.
- 。Wǒ jīn tiān hé le bàn tiān miàn.I kneaded dough for half a day today.
- ，。Tā hé guò yí cì miàn, dàn shì méi zuò hǎo.She kneaded dough once, but didn't do it well.
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