cooked rice; steamed rice
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
cooked rice; steamed rice (made from rice or millet, specifically referring to rice)
The staple food of Chinese cuisine. While the definition includes millet (小米), in modern usage this almost always refers to white rice steamed or boiled from rice (大米).
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
mǐ米
fàn饭
。
I like to eat rice.
Jīn今
tiān天
zhōng中
wǔ午
wǒ我
men们
chī吃
mǐ米
fàn饭
hái还
shì是
chī吃
miàn面
tiáo条
？
Are we eating rice or noodles for lunch today?
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Zhè这
wǎn碗
mǐ米
fàn饭
zhēn真
xiāng香
。
This bowl of rice smells really good.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
diàn电
fàn饭
bāo煲
zuò做
mǐ米
fàn饭
。
Mom is using a rice cooker to make rice.