米
mǐ
Pinyin

Definition

米
 - 
mǐ
  1. rice
  2. CL:粒[lì]
  3. meter (classifier)
米
 - 
Mǐ
  1. surname Mi

Character Decomposition

Compounds (33)

数
shǔ
  1. 1 to count
  2. 2 to count as
  3. 3 to regard as
  4. 4 to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)
数
shù
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 several
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
数
shuò
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 repeatedly
类
lèi
  1. 1 kind
  2. 2 type
  3. 3 class
  4. 4 category
  5. 5 similar
  6. 6 like
  7. 7 to resemble
断
duàn
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to snap
  3. 3 to cut off
  4. 4 to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5 to judge
  6. 6 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7 definitely
  8. 8 decidedly

Related Words (20)

米
Mǐ
  1. 1 surname Mi
虾米
xiā mǐ
  1. 1 small shrimp
  2. 2 dried, shelled shrimps
大米
dà mǐ
  1. 1 (husked) rice
小米
Xiǎo mǐ
  1. 1 Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010
平方米
píng fāng mǐ
  1. 1 square meter

Idioms (7)

不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
  1. 1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn
  1. 1 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
  2. 2 It's too late to change anything now.
  3. 3 also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn
  1. 1 the rice is cooked
  2. 2 what's done is done
  3. 3 it's too late to change anything now (idiom)

Sample Sentences

也想买韩国米酒。
yě xiǎng mǎi Hánguó mǐjiǔ 。
And I also want to buy Korean rice wine.
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再给我一盘炒米粉。
zài gěi wǒ yī pán chǎo mǐfěn 。
Please give me a bowl of stir-fried rice noodles as well.
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只是，这次水位极高，最高达到一百五十六厘米。
zhǐshì ，zhè cì shuǐwèi jí gāo ，zuì gāo dádào yībǎi wǔshí liù límǐ 。
Except that this time the water level was extremely high, the highest was 156cm.
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按照他的说法，威尼斯平均一年有四次水位超过一百零九厘米。
ànzhào tā de shuōfǎ ，Wēinísī píngjūn yī nián yǒu sì cì shuǐwèi chāoguò yìbǎilíngjiǔ límǐ 。
According to him, the water level in Venice exceeds 109cm an average of 4 times a year.
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要知道孩子跟你聊天的前提是，你得绕开数不清的雷区：不要问穿没穿秋裤！不要在孩子脸色已经不好的情况下还没眼色地打听考试成绩！不要总追着1米8的大儿子问你吃饱了没……最重要的是聊啥都行，千万别讲道理！
yào zhīdào háizi gēn nǐ liáotiān de qiántí shì ，nǐ de rào kāi shǔbùqīng de léiqū ：bùyào wèn chuān méi chuān qiūkù ！bùyào zài háizi liǎnsè yǐjīng bùhǎo de qíngkuàng xià huán méi yǎnsè de dǎting kǎoshì chéngjì ！bùyào zǒng zhuī zhe 1 Mǐ 8 de dà érzi wèn nǐ chībǎo le méi ……zuì zhòngyào de shì liáo shá dōu xíng ，qiān wàn bié jiǎng dàoli ！
Know that the prerequisite of your child chatting with you is that you have to avoid the mine fields: Don’t ask about underwear! Don’t ask for grades haphazardly when your child looks upset! Don’t be chasing down your 6 foot tall son asking if he is full! ......the most important thing is, you can talk about anything but life philosophies!
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目前，中国是最大的水稻和小麦生产国。水稻、小麦、玉米三大谷物自给率超过95%。
mùqián ，Zhōngguó shì zuìdà de shuǐdào hé xiǎomài shēngchǎnguó 。shuǐdào 、xiǎomài 、yùmǐ sāndà gǔwù zìjǐlǜ chāoguò 。
Currently, China is the largest producer of rice and wheat. The self-sufficiency rate of rice, wheat and corn is over 95%.
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偷鸡前，要先喂它米。让它出来，我才能偷走它。
tōu jī qián ，yào xiān wèi tā mǐ 。ràng tā chūlái ，wǒ cái néng tōu zǒu tā 。
Before you steal the chicken, you need to feed it rice. To make it come out, so that you can steal it.
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偷鸡不着蚀把米。
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ 。
Go for wool and come back shorn.
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别偷工减料，因为偷鸡不着蚀把米。
bié tōugōngjiǎnliào ，yīnwèi tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ 。
Don’t skimp on the materials because you might go for wool and come back shorn.
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我爱你，就像老鼠爱大米
wǒ ài nǐ ，jiù xiàng lǎoshǔ ài dàmǐ
I love you, just like the mouse love the rice.
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