米粉 (mǐfěn) · rice noodles, rice flour

Measure Word

一碗米粉 wǎn

Meanings

1 rice noodles
2 rice flour

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Noodles of ground rice, white and slippery, sold fresh or dried in round and flat shapes. They are a common breakfast in Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi, in soup or stir-fried. The same word also means rice flour.

Used in 5 dishes

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这家店的米粉汤味道很香。

Zhè jiā diàn de mǐfěn tāng wèidào hěn xiāng.

The rice noodle soup at this restaurant smells wonderful.

HSK 5

我中午吃了一碗炒米粉。

Wǒ zhōngwǔ chī le yì wǎn chǎo mǐfěn.

I had a bowl of stir-fried rice noodles for lunch.

HSK 7-9

新竹的米粉全台湾最有名。

Xīnzhú de mǐfěn quán Táiwān zuì yǒumíng.

Hsinchu's rice noodles are the most famous in all of Taiwan.

Tips

culture

Hsinchu (新竹) in Taiwan is famous for its windy climate, which is ideal for air-drying rice noodles. 'Hsinchu mǐfěn' is one of Taiwan's most recognized regional specialties.