polished rice; general term for rice
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
polished rice; milled rice with husk removed
Contrasted with brown rice, refers to rice that has been milled to remove bran and husk.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhǔ煮
le了
yī一
guō锅
bái白
mǐ米
xī稀
fàn饭
。
Mom cooked a pot of plain white rice congee.
Nán南
fāng方
rén人
rì日
cháng常
zhǔ主
shí食
cháng常
yǐ以
bái白
mǐ米
wéi为
zhǔ主
。
Southern Chinese people often take polished rice as their staple daily food.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
cāo糙
mǐ米
bǐ比
bái白
mǐ米
gèng更
yǒu有
yíng营
yǎng养
。
This kind of brown rice is more nutritious than polished white rice.
Chāo超
shì市
lǐ里
de的
bái白
mǐ米
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
bù不
tóng同
de的
pǐn品
pái牌
。
There are many different brands of white rice in the supermarket.
Yǒu有
xiē些
dì地
qū区
de的
rén人
men们
xí习
guàn惯
yòng用
bái白
mǐ米
niàng酿
jiǔ酒
。
People in some regions are accustomed to making wine with white rice.
noun
general term for rice
informalA broader, casual reference to all types of rice, often used in daily conversation.
Jīn今
tiān天
wǎn晚
cān餐
chī吃
bái白
mǐ米
pèi配
hóng红
shāo烧
ròu肉
。
We'll have white rice with braised pork for dinner tonight.
Yé爷
ye爷
shuō说
tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
hěn很
nán难
chī吃
shàng上
bái白
mǐ米
。
Grandpa said it was very hard to get rice when he was a kid.