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mián
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. generic term for cotton or kapok
  2. 2. cotton
  3. 3. padded or quilted with cotton

Example Sentences

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工廠會生產 製品。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13144790)

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Words Containing 棉

絮棉
xù mián

cotton wadding

棉豆
mián dòu

lima bean, aka butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus)

棉田
mián tián

cotton field

棉裤
mián kù

quilted cotton trousers

棉签
mián qiān

cotton swab

白棉纸
bái mián zhǐ

stencil tissue paper

棉线
mián xiàn

cotton thread

棉毛
mián máo

knitted cotton

涤棉
dí mián

polyester-cotton blend

纯棉
chún mián

pure cotton

卫生棉条
wèi shēng mián tiáo

tampon

红色高棉
hóng sè gāo mián

Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party

棉袄
mián ǎo

cotton-padded jacket

棉花糖
mián huā táng

cotton candy

格子棉布
gé zi mián bù

gingham

棉纱
mián shā

cotton yarn

棉兰老岛
mián lán lǎo dǎo

Mindanao (island in the Philippines)

棉药签
mián yào qiān

medical swab

棉花拳击
mián huā quán jī

Mianhua Quanji - \Cotton Boxing\ (Chinese Martial Art)

药棉
yào mián

sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)

石棉县
shí mián xiàn

Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

棉絮
mián xù

cotton wadding

木棉
mù mián

cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

轧棉
yà mián

to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber)

采棉机
cǎi mián jī

cotton picker

棉棒
mián bàng

cotton swab

脱脂棉
tuō zhī mián

absorbent cotton

石棉瓦
shí mián wǎ

asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)

棉布
mián bù

cotton cloth

棉球
mián qiú

cotton ball

月经棉栓
yuè jīng mián shuān

tampon

棉花
mián hua

cotton

高棉
gāo mián

Cambodia

木棉科
mù mián kē

Bombacaceae (botany)

棉被
mián bèi

comforter

棉凫
mián fú

(bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

棉兰
mián lán

Medan (city in Indonesia)

卫生棉
wèi shēng mián

sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds)

棉衣
mián yī

cotton-padded clothes

棉条
mián tiáo

tampon

棉花棒
mián huā bàng

cotton swab

石棉
shí mián

Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

棉铃
mián líng

cotton boll (fruit)