米饭

mǐ fàn

CL 盘 pán 碗 wǎn

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. (cooked) rice

Word relationships

Related words

4 items

• 米 mǐ 米 mǐ rice uncooked rice, grain: rice
• 饭 fàn 饭 fàn cooked rice meal, cooked grain: cooked rice
• 主食 zhǔ shí 主食 zhǔ shí staple food staple food: staple food
• 面条 miàn tiáo 面条 miàn tiáo noodles noodles (another staple): noodles

Usage notes

Collocations

Common measure word is 碗 (wǎn, bowl): 一碗米饭 (a bowl of rice). Also 份 (fèn) for a portion.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 米饭 (cooked rice) with 米 (uncooked rice) or 饭 (meal/generic cooked grain). Use 米饭 to specify cooked rice as a food.

Example Sentences

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米饭 是中国人的主食。

Rice is the staple food for Chinese people.

请给我一碗 米饭 。

Please give me a bowl of rice.

我每天中午吃一碗 米饭 。

I eat a bowl of rice every day at noon.

吃 米饭 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10961144)

我在吃 米饭 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 334506)

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Child Words of 米饭

• 米 米 mǐ: rice
• 饭 饭 fàn: cooked rice