grain of rice
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
grain of rice; cooked or uncooked rice grain
neutralRefers to an individual, small piece of rice, either raw or cooked. Often used with the diminutive suffix '儿' (r) in spoken language.
Wǎn碗
dǐ底
hái还
yǒu有
jǐ几
kē颗
mǐ米
lì粒
。
There are still a few grains of rice at the bottom of the bowl.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
chī吃
fàn饭
，
diào掉
le了
yī一
zhuō桌
zi子
de的
mǐ米
lì粒
r儿
。
The little child is eating and has dropped grains of rice all over the table.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
mǐ米
de的
mǐ米
lì粒
yòu又
cháng长
yòu又
bái白
。
The grains of this type of rice are long and white.
Bié别
làng浪
fèi费
，
bǎ把
pán盘
zi子
lǐ里
de的
mǐ米
lì粒
dōu都
chī吃
gān干
jìng净
。
Don't waste food; eat every last grain of rice on your plate.