Meaning of 方便面
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- instant noodles
How to use 方便面
方便面 is the everyday word for packaged instant noodles, often eaten by students, office workers, and travelers on trains. You usually count it with 包 (bāo) for a packet or 桶 (tǒng) for a cup. Example: 我晚上吃了一包方便面。(Wǒ wǎnshang chīle yì bāo fāngbiànmiàn.) I ate a packet of instant noodles tonight.
Break it into 方便 (fāngbiàn, convenient) plus 面 (miàn, noodles). Instant noodles are literally "convenient noodles," the food you make when you want something fast.
Common mistake: Learners often read 便 here as pián, as in 便宜 (piányi, cheap). In 方便面 it is biàn, fourth tone. Also, 面 is fourth tone miàn. Do not confuse it with 棉 (mián, cotton) or 免 (miǎn, to avoid).
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方 fāng · square · 4 strokes
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便 biàn · plain · 9 strokes
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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 方便面.
| 地方 | dìfang | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2] |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 随便 | suíbiàn | as one wishes; as one pleases |
| 面前 | miànqián | in front of; facing |
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction; orientation |
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | respect; aspect |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy |
| 便宜 | piányi | convenient |
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead |
Questions about 方便面
What does 方便面 mean?
方便面 (fāngbiànmiàn) means "instant noodles" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 方便面?
方便面 is made of 3 characters: 方 (4 strokes), 便 (9 strokes), 面 (9 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 方便面 an HSK word?
Yes. 方便面 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 方便面 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 方便面 is written 方便麵.
Is there another common word for instant noodles in Chinese?
Yes. 泡面 (pàomiàn), literally "soaked noodles," is very common in casual speech, especially in Taiwan and among young people. Both words refer to the same food.
How do you say "to make instant noodles" in Chinese?
The most natural verb is 泡 (pào, to soak in hot water), as in 泡方便面 (pào fāngbiànmiàn). You can also say 煮方便面 (zhǔ fāngbiànmiàn) if you cook them in a pot.