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面条
miàntiáo
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English Definitionnoodles
Simplified Script面条
Traditional Script麵條
Pinyinmiàntiáo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)min6tiu5
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelTOCFL=5
Word Decomposition
面miànflour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
条tiáostrip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); measure word for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

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Words With Same Head Word    
面包miànbāobread
面粉miànfěnflour
面的miàndīabbr. of 面包车的士; minivan taxi
面板miànbǎnkneading board; breadboard
面包车miànbāo chēvan for carrying people; taxi minibus
Words With Same Tail Word    
便条biàntiáo(informal) note
油条yóutiáoyoutiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person
封条fēngtiáoseal
线条xiàntiáoline (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
第一条dìyī tiáoArticle 1
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