Meaning of 奶粉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- powdered milk
How to use 奶粉
奶粉 usually means infant formula in everyday talk, though it also covers adult powdered milk. It is counted with 罐 (guàn) for a can or 袋 (dài) for a bag. Example: 我去超市买一罐奶粉。(Wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi yí guàn nǎifěn.) I'm going to the supermarket to buy a can of powdered milk.
奶粉 is simply 奶 (nǎi, milk) plus 粉 (fěn, powder). Picture milk dried into a fine powder, the same 粉 you see in 洗衣粉 (xǐyīfěn, washing powder).
Common mistake: Learners often say nǎi fēn or nǎi fèn, but 粉 is third tone, so both syllables are third tone. In speech the first one shifts to rising, giving a sound close to nái fěn. Also do not mix up 粉 (fěn) with 份 (fèn, portion), which sounds similar.
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奶 nǎi · breast · 5 strokes
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粉 fěn · powder · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 奶粉.
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea |
| 酸奶 | suānnǎi | yogurt |
| 奶牛 | nǎiniú | milk cow; dairy cow |
| 洗衣粉 | xǐyīfěn | laundry detergent; washing powder |
| 粉丝 | fěnsī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or s |
| 粉碎 | fěnsuì | to crush; to smash; to shatter |
| 面粉 | miànfěn | flour |
| 淀粉 | diànfěn | starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n |
| 奶酪 | nǎilào | cheese |
| 奶油 | nǎiyóu | cream; butter |
Questions about 奶粉
What does 奶粉 mean?
奶粉 (nǎifěn) means "powdered milk" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 奶粉?
奶粉 is made of 2 characters: 奶 (5 strokes), 粉 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 奶粉 an HSK word?
Yes. 奶粉 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say baby formula in Chinese?
Most people just say 奶粉 (nǎifěn). To be more specific you can say 婴儿奶粉 (yīng'ér nǎifěn), infant formula.
How do you make powdered milk in Chinese, as in mix it with water?
The verb is 冲 (chōng), to pour hot water over something. You say 冲奶粉 (chōng nǎifěn), to make up a bottle of formula or a cup of powdered milk.