面种 (麵種)
miàn zhǒng
Pinyin

Definition

面种 (麵種)
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miàn zhǒng
  1. (breadmaking) starter

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhǒng
  1. 1 seed
  2. 2 species
  3. 3 kind
  4. 4 type
  5. 5 classifier for types, kinds, sorts
miàn
  1. 1 flour
  2. 2 noodles
  3. 3 (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. 4 (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. 5 spineless
xià miàn
  1. 1 to boil noodles
gè zhǒng gè yàng
  1. 1 various kinds
  2. 2 all sorts
pǐn zhǒng
  1. 1 breed
  2. 2 variety
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (4)

亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
  1. 1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
  1. 1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. 2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. 3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
蓝田种玉
lán tián zhòng yù
  1. 1 a marriage made in heaven (idiom)
谬种流传
miù zhǒng liú chuán
  1. 1 to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions