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棉花
miánhua
Description
棉花是一种白色的、软软的东西，我们用它做衣服和被子。
"棉花" is a white, soft material we use to make clothes and quilts.
棉花长在地里，很轻也很暖和。
"棉花" grows in the fields and is very light and warm.
Meanings
棉花miánhua
cotton (the soft white plant fiber)
这件衣服是用棉花做的。
This piece of clothing is made of cotton.
棉花miánhua
cotton plant
农民在地里种棉花。
Farmers plant cotton in the fields.
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Notes
- Etymology
棉 means cotton and 花 means flower, together naming the fluffy fiber.
- Nuance
everyday word for the material; 棉 alone often appears in compounds like 棉被, 棉衣.
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