米饭 (米飯)
mǐ fàn
Pinyin

Definition

米饭 (米飯)
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mǐ fàn
  1. (cooked) rice

Character Decomposition

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

你是身体的免疫力低了吧！我记得多吃些菇类和深绿色的蔬菜都能提升免疫力。你也可以用燕麦取代白米饭对降血压也有帮助。
nǐ shì shēntǐ de miǎnyìlì dī le ba ！wǒ jìde duō chī xiē gū lèi hé shēnlǜsè de shūcài dōu néng tíshēng miǎnyìlì 。nǐ yě kěyǐ yòng yànmài qǔdài báimǐfàn duì jiàng xuèyā yě yǒu bāngzhù 。
Your body’s immunity is probably low! I recall that eating mushrooms and dark green vegetables can raise your immunity. You can also replace white rice with oats, and it’s also helpful for lowering your blood pressure.
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米饭太好吃了！我每个小时都要吃一点儿。
mǐfàn tài hǎochī le ！wǒ měi ge xiǎoshí dōu yào chī yīdiǎnr 。
Rice is too delicious! I have to eat some every hour.
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你能不能少吃一点儿米饭，多喝水、多睡觉？
nǐ néng bù néng shǎo chī yīdiǎnr mǐfàn ，duō hē shuǐ 、duō shuìjiào ？
Can you eat less rice, drink more water and sleep more?
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医生，我知道妳也喜欢吃米饭。妳要不要吃一点儿？
yīshēng ，wǒ zhīdào nǐ yě xǐhuan chī mǐfàn 。nǐ yào bù yào chī yīdiǎnr ？
Doctor, I know you also like to eat rice. Do you want some?
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中国人都不吃米饭。
Zhōngguó rén dōu bù chī mǐfàn 。
None of Chinese people eat rice.
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中国人不全都吃米饭，北方人都吃面，南方人都吃米饭。
Zhōngguó rén bù quándōu chī mǐfàn ，běifāng rén dōu chī miàn ，nánfāng rén dōu chī mǐfàn 。
Not all Chinese people eat rice. All northerners eat noodles, and all southerners eat rice.
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要不点白酱炖饭?我记得你喜欢吃米饭。
yàobù diǎn báijiàng dùnfàn ?wǒ jìde nǐ xǐhuan chī mǐfàn 。
How about ordering white sauce risotto? I remember you like eating rice.
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家里还有一些苹果，我想做昨天在电视上看到的苹果米饭。
jiālǐ hái yǒuyīxiē píngguǒ ，wǒ xiǎng zuò zuótiān zài diànshì shàng kàndào de píngguǒ mǐfàn 。
I've still got some apples at home, I want to make the apple rice dish I saw on TV yesterday.
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饭和米饭
fàn hé mǐfàn
rice (or “food”) and white rice
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那我也不喝了。来两碗米饭吧！
nà wǒ yě bù hē le 。lái liǎng wǎn mǐfàn ba ！
Then I won't have any either. We'll have two bowls of rice!
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