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title: "Mianfen Meaning: 面粉 (miànfěn) Means “flour”"
description: "面粉 (traditional 麵粉, miànfěn) means “flour”. Hear its tones, see what 面 and 粉 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mianfen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 面粉 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

面粉 miànfěn

## flour

## Its characters

1. 面 miàn face
2. 粉 fěn flour noodles (as in 米粉)

## In a sentence

做饺子需要面粉。 You need flour to make dumplings.

有一年冬天特别冷，他看到很多穷人的耳朵都冻坏了，就把羊肉和一些药放在一起煮，再用**面粉**做的薄皮包起来，做成耳朵的样子，送给大家吃。

From [饺子为什么像元宝？ · Why do Chinese dumplings look like gold ingots?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-chinese-dumplings-look-like-ingots#library-word-535-537)

[More about 面粉](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%A2%E7%B2%89)

## More words with 面 or 粉

- [背面 bèimiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beimian)
- [表面 biǎomiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaomian)
- [侧面 cèmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cemian)
- [层面 céngmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cengmian)
- [场面 chǎngmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changmian)
- [出面 chūmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chumian)
- [地面 dìmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dimian)
- [对面 duìmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duimian)
- [方便面 fāngbiànmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangbianmian)
- [方面 fāngmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangmian)

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