rice in Chinese

How to write 米饭

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米饭 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

米饭 in a sentence

• 我wǒ每měi天tiān都dōu吃chī米mǐ饭fàn。

  I eat rice every day.

• 米mǐ饭fàn做zuò好hǎo了le。

  The rice is ready.

• 你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī米mǐ饭fàn吗ma？

  Do you want to eat rice?

• 这zhè碗wǎn米mǐ饭fàn很hěn香xiāng。

  This bowl of rice smells great.

米饭 vs 米 vs 饭

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 米 mǐ meter; uncooked rice

  Same character 米 — alone it means raw, uncooked rice AND is the sound loan for 'meter'. Cooked rice on the table is 米饭.

• 饭 fàn meal; cooked rice

  饭 alone means 'a meal' or cooked rice — 吃饭 'have a meal'. 米饭 specifically names the rice.