Definition
棉花 (miánhuā) is the standard word for cotton as a plant or raw fiber. 棉 (mián) is a shorter form often used in compound words (棉衣, 棉被) or as a material modifier (棉布). Use 棉花 when referring to the crop or fluffy fiber; use 棉 in compounds for cotton products.
noun
cotton
Examples
- 棉花。Zhè tiáo mián huā tǎnzi hěn nuǎnhuo.This cotton blanket is very warm.
- 棉花。Nóngmín zài dì li zhòng mián huā.Farmers plant cotton in the fields.
- 棉花。Tā xǐhuan chuān mián huā zuò de yīfu.She likes to wear clothes made of cotton.
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