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米饭

mǐ fàn · mi fan

Traditional 米飯

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. (cooked) rice
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Three bowls of rice

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to eat today?

  2. Leon

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)米饭(mǐfàn)，不(bù)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)面包(miànbāo)。

    I want rice. I do not want bread.

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)中国(zhōngguó)，米饭(mǐfàn)是(shì)主食(zhǔshí)。

    In China, rice is the staple.

  4. Leon

    在(zài)我(wǒ)家(jiā)，我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)吃(chī)面包(miànbāo)。

    At my home we eat bread every day.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)在(zài)吃(chī)第三碗(dìsānwǎn)米饭(mǐfàn)？

    Then why are you eating a third bowl of rice?

  6. Leon

    因为(yīnwèi)米饭(mǐfàn)太(tài)好吃(hǎochī)了(le)。

    Because the rice is too good.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)日(rì)本(běn)人(rén)都(dōu)以(yǐ)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)为(wéi)主(zhǔ)食(shí)。

Most Japanese live on rice.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)做(zuò)了(le)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)和(hé)几(jǐ)个(gè)家(jiā)常(cháng)菜(cài)。

Mom made rice and a few home-style dishes tonight.

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米
mǐ

rice; meter (classifier)

饭
fàn

cooked rice; meal

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