淀粉 (澱粉)
diàn fěn
Pinyin

Definition

淀粉 (澱粉)
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diàn fěn
  1. starch
  2. amylum C6H10O

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

hù fěn
  1. 1 to follow each other's accounts (on Weibo etc)
fěn hóng
  1. 1 pink
fěn sī
  1. 1 bean vermicelli
  2. 2 mung bean starch noodles
  3. 3 Chinese vermicelli
  4. 4 cellophane noodles
  5. 5 classifier: 把 bǎ
  6. 6 fan (loanword)
  7. 7 enthusiast for sb or sth
nǎi fěn
  1. 1 powdered milk
sǎn fěn
  1. 1 loose powder (makeup)

Idioms (3)

桃腮粉脸
táo sāi fěn liǎn
  1. 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
  1. 1 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
粉身碎骨
fěn shēn suì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. torn body and crushed bones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die horribly
  3. 3 to sacrifice one's life

Sample Sentences

炒的时候要加淀粉。菜看起来有点黏黏的。
chǎo de shíhou yào jiā diànfěn 。cài kàn qǐlái yǒudiǎnr nián nián de 。
While frying, you need to add starch. The food looks a little sticky.
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