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The word 面包 (miànbāo), meaning "bread", is formed through a direct, descriptive compounding of its two characters: 面 (miàn), which means "flour" or "wheat", and 包 (bāo), which means "to wrap" or "a bundle". It conceptually depicts the essential idea of bread as a baked bundle or package made from flour, creating a new, concrete noun from this simple visual and material logic.

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢吃面包。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī miànbāo.

I like to eat bread.

早上我吃面包。

Zǎoshang wǒ chī miànbāo.

In the morning, I eat bread.

我在面包店买面包。

Wǒ zài miànbāodiàn mǎi miànbāo.

I buy bread at the bakery.

如果面包新鲜，我就买。

Rúguǒ miànbāo xīnxiān, wǒ jiù mǎi.

If the bread is fresh, I will buy it.

妈妈用面包机做了美味的面包。

Māma yòng miànbāojī zuòle měiwèi de miànbāo.

Mom used the bread machine to make delicious bread.

Word Definition - 面包

miàn bāo bread; CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]

Individual Character Details

面 miàn, miàn, miàn
包 bāo, bāo