米饭

mǐ fàn
HSK 1Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
The term most commonly refers to cooked white rice (白米饭). While the definition includes rice made from millet (小米), in modern daily use, 米饭 almost always means white rice.
cooked rice (specifically made from white rice).
用大米或小米做成的饭。专指用大米做成的饭。
Words:
大米饭白米饭蒸米饭糯米饭
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)每(měi)顿(dùn)饭(fàn)都(dōu)要(yào)吃(chī)一(yī)碗(wǎn)白(bái)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)。
    I have to eat a bowl of white rice with every meal.
  2. 妈(mā)妈(ma)正(zhèng)在(zài)厨(chú)房(fáng)蒸(zhēng)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)。
    Mom is steaming rice in the kitchen.
  3. 这(zhè)家(jiā)的(de)糯(nuò)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)特(tè)别(bié)好(hǎo)吃(chī)。
    The sticky rice from this place is especially delicious.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
mǐ米

(uncooked) rice; meter

HSK 1
fàn饭

cooked grain food; meal