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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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吸水。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 677985)

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Words Containing 绵

绵长
mián cháng

long and continuous (coastline, sound etc)

绵阳地区
mián yáng dì qū

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

海绵
hǎi mián

sponge (zoology)

绵连
mián lián

continuous

牛海绵状脑病
niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE

绵白糖
mián bái táng

sugar powder

绵亘
mián gèn

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

绵远
mián yuǎn

remote

绵阳市
mián yáng shì

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

海绵体
hǎi mián tǐ

erectile tissue (genital)

绵里藏针
mián lǐ cáng zhēn

lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)

绵惙
mián chuò

critically ill

绵绸
mián chóu

rough-textured fabric of waste silk

连绵
lián mián

continuous

联绵词
lián mián cí

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

绵绵不绝
mián mián bù jué

continuous

绵子
mián zi

(dial.) silk floss

绵竹市
mián zhú shì

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

绵力
mián lì

one's limited power (humble expr.)

石绵
shí mián

asbestos

绵阳
mián yáng

Mianyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan

福寿绵长
fú shòu mián cháng

good luck and long life

海绵状
hǎi mián zhuàng

spongy

软绵绵
ruǎn mián mián

soft

绵绵
mián mián

continuous

绵延
mián yán

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

缠绵
chán mián

touching (emotions)

丝绵
sī mián

silk floss

缠绵悱恻
chán mián fěi cè

(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)

绵竹县
mián zhú xiàn

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

绵薄
mián bó

my humble effort

海绵宝宝
hǎi mián bǎo bǎo

SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)

绵密
mián mì

detailed

绵竹
mián zhú

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

延绵
yán mián

to extend continuously

缠绵不已
chán mián bù yǐ

to cling without letting go

绵邈
mián miǎo

far back in time

绵羊
mián yáng

sheep