husked rice; rice (grain)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
husked rice; rice (as a grain)
Specifically refers to the processed grains ready for cooking, as opposed to paddy rice (稻谷) or uncooked rice (米).
Wǒ我
jiā家
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
dōng东
běi北
chǎn产
de的
dà大
mǐ米
。
My family likes to eat rice produced in Northeast China.
Tā他
qù去
chāo超
shì市
mǎi买
le了
shí十
jīn斤
dà大
mǐ米
。
He went to the supermarket and bought ten jin (about 5 kg) of rice.
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Dà大
mǐ米
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
nán南
fāng方
de的
zhǔ主
shí食
。
Rice is the staple food in southern China.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dà大
mǐ米
zhǔ煮
chū出
lái来
de的
fàn饭
hěn很
xiāng香
。
The rice cooked from this type of grain is very fragrant.