Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
粉
fěn
Description
"粉"是很小很细的东西，比如把米或面做成粉。
"粉" refers to very small and fine particles, such as rice or flour made into powder.
它也可以指粉红色，还可以说喜欢一个明星的人是他的"粉"。
It can also mean pink color, and can describe a person who likes a celebrity as their "粉".
Meanings
粉fěn
powder; fine particles
这种药是白色的粉。
This medicine is a white powder.
粉fěn
pink (color)
她今天穿了一件粉的裙子。
She wore a pink dress today.
粉fěn
fan (of a celebrity); admirer
我是这个歌手的粉。
I am a fan of this singer.
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Notes
- Etymology
粉 originally means rice ground into fine powder; the fan sense comes from English "fans" via 粉丝.
- Nuance
粉 for "pink" is casual/colloquial; 粉红色 is the fuller, more standard color word.
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