Usage note
面包是一种用面粉做的食物，可以当早餐或点心吃。
miànbāo shì yī zhǒng yòng miànfěn zuò de shíwù, kěyǐ dàng zǎocān huò diǎnxīn chī.
Bread is a food made from flour, often eaten for breakfast or as a snack.
Context note
你可以在超市、面包店或学校食堂买到面包。
nǐ kěyǐ zài shūsù, miànbāo diàn huò xuéxiào cānfáng mǎi dào miànbāo.
You can buy bread at the supermarket, bakery or school cafeteria.
5 examples
我每天早上吃面包。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng chī miàn bāo。
I eat bread every morning.
妈妈给我买了新面包。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le xīn miàn bāo。
Mom bought me new bread.
面包店有很多种类的面包。
miàn bāo diàn yǒu hěn duō zhǒng lèi de miàn bāo。
The bakery has many kinds of bread.
我最喜欢吃甜面包。
wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī tián miàn bāo。
I like sweet bread the most.
面包可以做成三明治。
miàn bāo kě yǐ zuò chéng sān míng zhì。
Bread can be made into a sandwich.
5 mini stories
早上我吃了面包，然后去上学。
zǎo shàng wǒ chī le miàn bāo， rán hòu qù shàng xué。
In the morning I ate bread and then went to school.
妈妈每天早上都会给我做面包。
mā ma měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì gěi wǒ zuò miàn bāo。
Mom makes me bread every morning.
学校食堂有很多种类的面包，我喜欢吃甜面包。
xué xiào shí táng yǒu hěn duō zhǒng lèi de miàn bāo， wǒ xǐ huan chī tián miàn bāo。
The school cafeteria has many kinds of bread, I like sweet bread.
面包店有很多种类的面包，我最喜欢吃甜面包。
miàn bāo diàn yǒu hěn duō zhǒng lèi de miàn bāo， wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī tián miàn bāo。
The bakery has many kinds of bread, I like sweet bread the most.
面包可以做成三明治，我最喜欢吃甜面包。
miàn bāo kě yǐ zuò chéng sān míng zhì， wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī tián miàn bāo。
Bread can be made into a sandwich, I like sweet bread the most.
Mini dialogue
早餐吃面包
A
你早餐想吃什么？
Nǐ zǎocān xiǎng chī shénme?
What do you want for breakfast?
B
我想吃面包。
Wǒ xiǎng chī miànbāo.
I want to eat bread.
买面包
A
妈妈，可以买面包吗？
Māma, kěyǐ mǎi miànbāo ma?
Mom, can we buy bread?
B
好的，我们买一个面包。
Hǎo de, wǒmen mǎi yī gè miànbāo.
Okay, let's buy a loaf of bread.
Related words and contrasts
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蛋糕
dàngāo
cake
another baked food often eaten as a snack
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馒头
mántou
steamed bun
a staple wheat-based food, but steamed instead of baked