Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 拉面 Hand-pulled noodles

拉面 

Pinyin: lāmiàn 
Meaning：Hand-pulled noodles; to pull dough into strips for noodles 
Sentence:  在兰州受欢迎的牛肉拉面实际是人工拉制而成。The beef noodles, which are popular in Lanzhou, are actually hand-pulled.

 

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拉： 

Pinyin: lá; lā
Meaning: Cut; slash; slit; pull
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 8
Traditional: 拉
Common words/Phrase:
拉伸 [lāshēn] 【stretch】 
拉链 [lāliàn] 【zipper】
拉力 [lālì] 【pull】
拉丁 [lādīng] 【Latin】
拉肚子 [lādùzi] 【have loose bowels】

 

面： 

Pinyin: miàn
Meaning: sidesur; face; noodles; top; fade; aspect; face; flour
Radical: 面
Stokes: 9
Traditional: 麵
Common words/Phrase:
面对 [miànduì] 【confront】
面积 [miànjī] 【area】
面板 [miànbǎn] 【panel; faceplate】
面临 [miànlín] 【be faced with; to be confronted with】
面包 [miànbāo] 【bread】