nǎi fěn
lait en poudre; lait en poudre
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我妈妈给我买了一罐奶粉。
Wǒ māma gěi wǒ mǎi le yī guàn nǎifěn.
My mom bought me a can of milk powder.
奶粉可以用来冲泡牛奶。
Nǎifěn kěyǐ yòng lái chōngpào niúnǎi.
Milk powder can be used to make milk.
奶粉营养丰富，是婴儿的最佳食品。
Nǎifěn yíngyǎng fēngfù, shì yīng'ér de zuìjiā shípǐn.
Milk powder is rich in nutrition and is the best food for infants.
婴儿配方奶粉 (yīng'ér pèifāng nǎifěn)
Infant formula
奶粉 (nǎifěn)
Milk powder
母乳 (mǔrǔ)
breast milk
鲜奶 (xiān nǎi)
fresh milk
The Chinese word 奶粉 (nǎifěn) for "milk powder" is a compound of two characters: 奶 (nǎi), meaning "milk", and 粉 (fěn), meaning "powder". The character 奶 is derived from the Old Chinese word *nâi, which was used to refer to both human and animal milk. The character 粉 is derived from the Old Chinese word *pěn, which was used to refer to a variety of powdery substances, including flour, starch, and gunpowder. The compound word 奶粉 was first used in the 19th century to refer to the powdered milk that was being imported into China from Europe. Today, 奶粉 is the standard Chinese word for "milk powder".
