Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

Description

“米”是中国人常吃的一种食物,也是长度的单位。

我们用米做米饭,一米等于一百厘米。

Meanings

rice (uncooked grain)

我买了一袋米。

meter (unit of length)

这条路有五百米长。

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Notes

  • Nuance

    米 is raw rice; cooked rice is 米饭 or 饭.

  • Etymology

    originally a pictograph of grains of rice on a stalk.

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