米
rice; shelled seed; small grain-like thing
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesnoun
rice (husked)
Specifically refers to husked rice grains.
We're having rice for dinner tonight.
This type of rice is very fragrant.
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The store sells glutinous rice and ordinary rice.
This bag of rice weighs ten kilograms.
My mom makes delicious rice cakes.
noun
shelled seed or grain; kernel
Refers to the edible part of various grains or nuts after shelling.
Millet congee is very nutritious.
Sorghum grains can be used to make liquor.
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Peanuts are a good snack to accompany alcohol.
He bought some water chestnut kernels to make a sweet soup.
This type of millet is produced in the north.
noun
small grain-like thing
Used for things that are small and granular in shape.
There are many white shell particles on the beach.
The beads of this pearl necklace are like tiny grains of rice.
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His work is filled with details as delicate as grains of millet.
Under a microscope, salt crystals look like tiny grains of rice.
Sand grains are sometimes called 'sand rice'.
noun
surname Mi
A Chinese surname.
Mr. Mi is our new neighbor.
The famous director Michelangelo is Italian.
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I know a doctor whose surname is Mi.
In the Hundred Family Surnames, Mi is one of the surnames.
Miss Mi comes from Shanghai.
noun
meter (unit of length); m
neutralA basic unit of length in the metric system.
This table is two meters long.
He jumped five meters in the long jump.
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The 100-meter dash is a world record event.
This wall is three meters high.
One meter equals one hundred centimeters.