mián

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Definitions

  1. 1. silk floss
  2. 2. continuous
  3. 3. soft
  4. 4. weak
  5. 5. mild-mannered (dialect)

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 绵

海绵
hǎi mián

sponge (zoology)

连绵
lián mián

continuous

延绵
yán mián

to extend continuously

海绵宝宝
hǎi mián bǎo bǎo

SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)

海绵状
hǎi mián zhuàng

spongy

海绵体
hǎi mián tǐ

erectile tissue (genital)

牛海绵状脑病
niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE

石绵
shí mián

asbestos

福寿绵长
fú shòu mián cháng

good luck and long life

丝绵
sī mián

silk floss

绵亘
mián gèn

to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)

绵力
mián lì

one's limited power (humble expr.)

绵子
mián zi

(dial.) silk floss

绵密
mián mì

detailed

绵延
mián yán

(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken

绵惙
mián chuò

critically ill

绵白糖
mián bái táng

sugar powder

绵竹
mián zhú

Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan

绵竹市
mián zhú shì

Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan

绵竹县
mián zhú xiàn

Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng] prefecture, Sichuan

绵绸
mián chóu

rough-textured fabric of waste silk

绵绵
mián mián

continuous

绵绵不绝
mián mián bù jué

continuous

绵羊
mián yáng

sheep

绵薄
mián bó

my humble effort

绵里藏针
mián lǐ cáng zhēn

lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)

绵连
mián lián

continuous

绵远
mián yuǎn

remote

绵邈
mián miǎo

far back in time

绵长
mián cháng

long and continuous (coastline, sound etc)

绵阳
mián yáng

Mianyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan

绵阳地区
mián yáng dì qū

Mianyang prefecture in north Sichuan around Mianyang, Sichuan's second city

绵阳市
mián yáng shì

Mianyang, prefecture-level city in north Sichuan, Sichuan's second city

缠绵
chán mián

touching (emotions)

缠绵不已
chán mián bù yǐ

to cling without letting go

缠绵悱恻
chán mián fěi cè

(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)

联绵词
lián mián cí

two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[líng lóng]

软绵绵
ruǎn mián mián

soft