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棉
棉
mian2
 
- generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton
 
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白棉纸
白棉紙
bai2 mian2 zhi3
 
- stencil tissue paper
 
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采棉机
採棉機
cai3 mian2 ji1
 
- cotton picker
 
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纯棉
純棉
chun2 mian2
 
- pure cotton; 100% cotton
 
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涤棉
滌棉
di2 mian2
 
- polyester-cotton blend
 
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高棉
高棉
gao1 mian2
 
- Cambodia; Kampuchea; Khmer
 
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格子棉布
格子棉布
ge2 zi5 mian2 bu4
 
- gingham
 
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红色高棉
紅色高棉
hong2 se4 gao1 mian2
 
- Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party
 
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棉袄
棉襖
mian2 ao3
 
- cotton-padded jacket
 
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棉棒
棉棒
mian2 bang4
 
- cotton swab; cotton bud
 
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棉被
棉被
mian2 bei4
 
- comforter; quilt
 
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棉布
棉布
mian2 bu4
 
- cotton cloth
 
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棉凫
棉鳧
mian2 fu2
 
- (bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
 
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棉花棒
棉花棒
mian2 hua1 bang4
 
- cotton swab; cotton bud
 
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棉花拳击
棉花拳擊
mian2 hua1 quan2 ji1
 
- Mianhua Quanji - "Cotton Boxing" (Chinese Martial Art)
 
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棉花糖
棉花糖
mian2 hua1 tang2
 
- cotton candy; candyfloss; marshmallow
 
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棉花
棉花
mian2 hua5
 
- cotton
 
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棉裤
棉褲
mian2 ku4
 
- quilted cotton trousers; cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter)
 
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棉兰
棉蘭
mian2 lan2
 
- Medan (city in Indonesia)
 
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棉兰老岛
棉蘭老島
mian2 lan2 lao3 dao3
 
- Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
 
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棉铃
棉鈴
mian2 ling2
 
- cotton boll (fruit)
 
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棉毛
棉毛
mian2 mao2
 
- knitted cotton
 
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棉签
棉簽
mian2 qian1
 
- variant of 棉籤|棉签; cotton swab
 
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棉签
棉籤
mian2 qian1
 
- cotton swab
 
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棉球
棉球
mian2 qiu2
 
- cotton ball; swab; tampon
 
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棉纱
棉紗
mian2 sha1
 
- cotton yarn
 
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棉田
棉田
mian2 tian2
 
- cotton field
 
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棉条
棉條
mian2 tiao2
 
- tampon; sliver (textiles)
 
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棉线
棉線
mian2 xian4
 
- cotton thread; yarn cotton
 
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棉絮
棉絮
mian2 xu4
 
- cotton wadding
 
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棉药签
棉藥籤
mian2 yao4 qian1
 
- medical swab
 
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棉衣
棉衣
mian2 yi1
 
- cotton-padded clothes
 
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木棉
木棉
mu4 mian2
 
- cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
 
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木棉科
木棉科
mu4 mian2 ke1
 
- Bombacaceae (botany)
 
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石棉
石棉
shi2 mian2
 
- Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
 
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石棉
石棉
shi2 mian2
 
- asbestos
 
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石棉瓦
石棉瓦
shi2 mian2 wa3
 
- asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)
 
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石棉县
石棉縣
shi2 mian2 xian4
 
- Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
 
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脱脂棉
脫脂棉
tuo1 zhi1 mian2
 
- absorbent cotton
 
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卫生棉
衛生棉
wei4 sheng1 mian2
 
- sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds); sanitary napkin; tampon
 
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卫生棉条
衛生棉條
wei4 sheng1 mian2 tiao2
 
- tampon
 
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絮棉
絮棉
xu4 mian2
 
- cotton wadding
 
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轧棉
軋棉
ya4 mian2
 
- to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber)
 
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药棉
藥棉
yao4 mian2
 
- sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)
 
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月经棉栓
月經棉栓
yue4 jing1 mian2 shuan1
 
- tampon