How to say “instant noodles” in Chinese
instant noodles
“Instant noodles” in Chinese is 方便面, fāng biàn miàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
方便面 is read fāng biàn miàn: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound in 房 and 放. In 地方 it is read with the neutral tone: fang.
In other words it is read biàn, “convenient”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “方便面”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “instant noodles” in Chinese?
“Instant noodles” in Chinese is 方便面, pinyin fāngbiànmiàn.
What does 方便面 mean?
方便面 (fāngbiànmiàn) means “instant noodles”.
How do you write 方便面?
方便面 is 3 characters: 方 (fāng) — square; side; 便 (pián) — part of “cheap”; 面 (miàn) — flour, dough; face. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 方便面?
方便面 is read fāngbiànmiàn. Tones: fāng — first tone, biàn — fourth tone, miàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“instant noodles” in the lesson “Hungry and full”
This word is from the topic “Food and dining” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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