粉

fěn · fen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. powder
  2. cosmetic face powder
  3. food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
  4. to turn to powder
  5. (dialect) to whitewash
  6. white
  7. pink
  8. (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲 / 粉丝 (fěn sī))
  9. to be a fan of

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)面(miàn)粉(fěn)磨(mó)成(chéng)细(xì)粉(fěn)。

She ground the flour into a fine powder.

02

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)脸(liǎn)上(shàng)扑(pū)一(yì)点(diǎn)粉(fěn)。

She likes to apply a little powder to her face.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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