面条 (miàntiáo) — noodles

面条 (miàntiáo)

Noodles, a core staple food in Chinese cuisine alongside rice. 面 refers to flour or dough, and 条 means "strip" or "strand." Together they describe the long strips made from dough.

Meanings

1. [noun] Noodles. Long, thin strips of dough made from wheat flour, served in soups or with sauces.

Example Sentences

我想吃面条。 Wǒ xiǎng chī miàntiáo. I want to eat noodles.

你喜欢吃米饭还是面条？ Nǐ xǐhuān chī mǐfàn háishì miàntiáo? Do you prefer rice or noodles?

这碗面条很好吃。 Zhè wǎn miàntiáo hěn hǎochī. This bowl of noodles is delicious.

妈妈今天做了面条。 Māma jīntiān zuòle miàntiáo. Mom made noodles today.

Collocations

Memory Hook

面 means "flour/dough" and 条 means "strip." Noodles are literally dough strips (条). Visualize long strips of dough being pulled from a ball of flour, the classic image of hand-pulled noodles.