Chinese word

米饭

Pronunciation

Pinyinmǐ fàn

Meaning

  • nounrice

Example

请给我一碗米饭。qǐng gěi wǒ yì wǎn mǐ fàn

Please give me a bowl of rice.

Illustration for 米饭 (rice)

More examples

他去商店买米饭。tā qù shāng diàn mǎi mǐ fàn

He goes to the store to buy rice.

Core concept

Soft white rice cooked with water and served as a staple food.

Common phrases

  • 吃米饭chī mǐ fàn

    eat rice

  • 一碗米饭yì wǎn mǐ fàn

    a bowl of rice

  • 买米饭mǎi mǐ fàn

    buy rice

Similar words

饭fàn: A whole meal, meaning the food eaten at one sitting.
面条miàn tiáo: A dish of long, thin noodles, usually made from wheat flour.
面包miàn bāo: Bread made mainly from wheat flour and baked.
菜cài: A prepared dish served at the table, often alongside the staple food.

Definition in Chinese

指将稻米与水煮或蒸至熟成后作为主食食用的食品，也可泛指一碗或一份这样的白米饭。zhǐ jiāng dào mǐ yǔ shuǐ zhǔ huò zhēng zhì shú chéng hòu zuò wéi zhǔ shí shí yòng de shí pǐn yě kě fàn zhǐ yì wǎn huò yí fèn zhè yàng de bái mǐ fàn

Word origin

米饭 (mǐfàn, "cooked rice") combines 米 (mǐ, "rice") with 饭 (fàn, "cooked food or meal"), joining the grain with the food made from it.

Usage tips

  • English often uses one word for both dry rice and rice after cooking, while this Chinese noun points to the soft food ready to eat.

Other meanings

  • white ricenoun

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