Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

zuò de miànbāo tèbié xiāng. Freshly baked bread smells particularly good. 一片面包 yīpiàn miànbāo a
slice of bread
miànbāochē 面包车 [modif: 面包 a loaf of bread + 车 vehicle] N minibus, van (辆 liàng)
miànbāo fáng 面包房 bakery
miànfěn 面粉 N flour
miàntiáor 面条儿 N noodles (碗 wǎn) ■ 面条儿 要热的才好吃。Miàntiáor yào rè de cái hǎochī.
Noodles must be eaten hot. ■ 她是北方人，面 条儿做得好，米饭做得不好。Tǎ shì běifāngrén,
miàntiáor zuò de hǎo, mǐfàn zuò de bù hǎo. She’s a northerner. She makes good noodle meals, but
doesn’t cook rice well. ■ 简单点，做碗面条儿就 行。Jiǎndān diǎn, zuò wǎn miàntiáor jiù xíng.
Let’s keep it simple. Making a bowl of noodles is good enough.
miàn 面³ MEASURE WORD (for flat objects) 一面镜子 yí miàn jìngzi a mirror / 两面旗子 liǎng miàn qízi two flags
miáo 苗 N seedling
miáotiáo 苗条 ADJ slender, slim
miáo 描 V trace, copy
miáohuì 描绘 [comp: 描 trace + 绘 paint] V depict, describe
miáoxiě 描写 V describe (in writing) ■ 她在 信中描写了那里的美丽风景。Tā zài xìn zhōng
miáoxiěle nàli de měilì fēngjǐng. In her letter she gives a description of the beautiful landscape
there.
miáo 瞄 V fix one’s gaze on
miáozhǔn 瞄准 V take aim, aim at
miáo 渺 ADJ distant and indistinct
miáoxiǎo 渺小 ADJ tiny, negligible
miǎo 秒 MEASURE WORD (of time) second ■ 我跑一 百公尺要十四秒，你呢？Wǒ pǎo yìbǎi gōngchǐ yào
shísì miǎo, nǐ ne? It takes me 14 seconds to run 100 meters. How about you?
miǎo 藐 ADJ small, petty
miǎoshì 藐视 V despise, slight
miào 妙 ADJ wonderful, ingenious ■ 你的主意真 妙！Nǐ de zhǔyi zhēn miào! What a wonderful idea!
不妙 búmiào not good, unpromising ■ 这两天情 况不妙。Zhè liǎngtian qíngkuàng búmiào. Things
are not good these days.
miào 庙 TRAD 廟 N temple (座 zuò) ■ 在中国的 名胜，常常有一座古庙。Zài Zhōngguó de míngshèng,
chángcháng yǒu yí zuò gǔ miào. In scenic spots in China, there is often an ancient temple.
miè 灭 TRAD 滅 V extinguish, put out, go out ■ 火 灭了。Huǒ miè le. The fire was extinguished. 灭火器
mièhuǒqì fire extinguisher
mièwáng 灭亡 V exterminate, be exterminated
miè 蔑 V disdain, smear
mièshì 蔑视 V look upon with contempt
mín 民 N people
mínjiān 民间 N 1 among common folks 民间故事 mínjiān gùshi folk tale 2 people-to-people 民间往来 mínjiān
wǎnglái people-to-people exchange
mínyòng 民用 ADJ for civil use, civil
mínzhǔ 民主 N & ADJ democracy; democratic 实行政治民主 shíxíng zhèngzhì mínzhǔ practice political
democracy / 民主管理 mínzhǔ guǎnlǐ democratic governance
mínzú 民族 [comp: 民 people + 族 clan] N ethnic group, nationality (个 gè) ■ 汉民族是中国最大的 民
族。Hàn mínzú shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de mínzú. The Hans are the biggest ethnic group in China. 少
数民族 shǎoshù mínzú minority ethnic group
mǐn 敏 ADJ clever, quick-witted
mǐn’gǎn 敏感 ADJ sensitive
mǐnjié 敏捷 ADJ agile, nimble
mǐnruì 敏锐 [comp: 敏 quick + 锐 sharp] ADJ alert, sharp-witted