泡面

泡麵
pàomiàn
noun

Measure Word

一桶泡面 tǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 instant noodles

Examples

HSK 3
Tā wǎnfàn zhǐ chī le yì wǎn pàomiàn.
He only had a bowl of instant noodles for dinner.
HSK 5
Zuò huǒchē de shíhou, chēxiāng lǐ dàochù dōu shì pàomiàn de wèidao.
On the train, the whole carriage smells of instant noodles.

Tips

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泡面 'soak noodles' is named for how you make them: pour boiling water over them and wait three minutes. It is the most colloquial name everywhere; 方便面 is the standard mainland word, and 速食面 is common in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Stroke Order

泡 pào
面 miàn