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面包

miàn bāo · mian bao

Traditional 麵包

HSK 1Old HSK 3Measure words: 片 piàn, 袋 dài, 块 kuài

Meaning

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  1. bread
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Bread for the ducks

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)面包(miànbāo)来(lái)喂(wèi)鸭子(yāzi)。

    I brought bread to feed the ducks.

  2. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)鸭子(yāzi)吃(chī)太多(tàiduō)面包(miànbāo)不好(bùhǎo)。

    I heard it is not good for ducks to eat too much bread.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)给(gěi)它们(tāmen)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    Then what should I give them?

  4. Liangliang

    小米(xiǎomǐ)或者(huòzhě)菜叶(càiyè)。

    Millet or vegetable leaves.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)面包(miànbāo)只好(zhǐhǎo)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)吃(chī)了(le)。

    Then I will have to eat the bread myself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

许(xǔ)多(duō)日(rì)本(běn)的(de)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)吃(chī)面(miàn)包(bāo)当(dàng)作(zuò)早(zǎo)餐(cān)。

Many young people in Japan eat bread for breakfast.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by Shiawase · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)才(cái)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)来(lái)我(wǒ)之(zhī)前(qián)该(gāi)买(mǎi)个(ge)面(miàn)包(bāo)。

I just remembered that I was supposed to buy a loaf of bread.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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面
miàn

face; side

包
bāo

to cover; to wrap

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