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米

mǐ · mi/Mǐ · mi

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HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 粒 lì

Meaning

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mǐ 米

  1. rice
  2. meter (classifier)

Mǐ 米

  1. surname Mi
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Out of rice

  1. Liangliang

    家里(jiālǐ)没有(méiyǒu)米(mǐ)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)超市(chāoshì)买(mǎi)吧(ba)。

    We have no rice at home. Let's go to the supermarket.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，买(mǎi)一袋(yīdài)五公斤(wǔgōngjīn)的(de)米(mǐ)。

    OK, buy a five kilogram bag of rice.

  3. Liangliang

    五公斤(wǔgōngjīn)的(de)米(mǐ)，我(wǒ)拿(ná)得(de)动(dòng)吗(ma)？

    Can I carry five kilograms of rice?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)放心(fàngxīn)，超市(chāoshì)离(lí)家(jiā)只有(zhǐyǒu)一百米(yībǎimǐ)。

    Don't worry. The supermarket is only a hundred metres from home.

  5. Liangliang

    一百米(yībǎimǐ)，我(wǒ)拿(ná)着(zhe)一袋(yīdài)米(mǐ)也(yě)要(yào)走(zǒu)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)！

    A hundred metres with a bag of rice is still three minutes!

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2 examples
01

一(yí)粒(lì)米(mǐ)都(dōu)不(bú)要(yào)浪(làng)费(fèi)!

Waste not a single grain of rice!

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)哥(gē)哥(ge)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)高(gāo)，大(dà)概(gài)有(yǒu)1米(mǐ)8高(gāo)。

My brother is really tall, about 1.8m.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xiuqin · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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