miàn

Traditional: 麵

面 (miàn) is a Chinese word meaning “flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy)”.

Meanings

  1. 1flour
  2. 2noodles
  3. 3(of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. 4(slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. 5spineless

Related words

里面inside里面variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]外面outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)上面on top of后面the back; the rear; the last bit面face面variant of 麵|面[mian4]下面below下面to boil noodles见面to meet; to see each other面前in front of方面respect

Study Chinese with flashcards →