How to say “powdered milk” in Chinese
powdered milk
“Powdered milk” in Chinese is 奶粉, nǎi fěn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
奶粉 is read nǎi fěn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 女 “woman”.
On the left, 米 “rice”: ground grain. On the right, 分 fēn hints at the reading, as it also does in 份 fèn.
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 “奶粉”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “powdered milk” in Chinese?
“Powdered milk” in Chinese is 奶粉, pinyin nǎifěn.
What does 奶粉 mean?
奶粉 (nǎifěn) means “powdered milk”.
How do you write 奶粉?
奶粉 is 2 characters: 奶 (nǎi) — milk; 粉 (fěn) — flour, powder. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 奶粉?
奶粉 is read nǎifěn. Tones: nǎi — third tone, fěn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“powdered milk” in the lesson “Soy sauce, vinegar and chili”
This word is from the topic “Food and taste” of HSK 6. 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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