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大米

dàmǐ
noun HSK 5 #11,635

Meanings

  1. 1 rice (husked, uncooked)
  2. 2 rice grain

Characters

大
dà
large; big
米
mǐ
rice; grain
Big rice - husked rice grains, ready to cook.

Examples

HSK 3
东北大米很有名。
Dōngběi dàmǐ hěn yǒumíng.
Northeastern rice is very famous.
HSK 3
请买五斤大米回来。
Qǐng mǎi wǔ jīn dàmǐ huílái.
Please buy five jin of rice.
HSK 5
由于天气原因，今年大米的价格上涨了不少。
Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, jīnnián dàmǐ de jiàgé shàngzhǎng le bùshǎo.
Due to the weather, the price of rice has risen quite a bit this year.

Tips

usage
Rice vocabulary: 大米 (uncooked husked rice), 米饭 (cooked rice), 稻子 (rice plant/paddy), 糯米 (glutinous rice). When shopping, you buy 大米; when eating, you eat 米饭.

Stroke Order

大 dà
米 mǐ