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“米”是我们每天吃的东西,很多亚洲人都吃米做的饭。

"米" is something we eat every day; many Asians eat rice made from 米.

“米”也是一个长度单位,一米大概是你两只手张开那么长。

"米" is also a unit of length; one 米 is about as long as the span of your two outstretched hands.

Meanings

uncooked rice; rice grains

我买了一袋米。

I bought a bag of rice.

meter (unit of length)

这条路有一百米长。

This road is one hundred meters long.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    米 is raw rice; cooked rice ready to eat is 米饭 or 饭.

  • Etymology

    as a unit, 米 comes from French 'mètre', borrowed for the metric system.

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