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黑米

hēimǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 black rice
  2. 2 purple rice

Examples

黑米煮粥比白米更有营养。
Hēimǐ zhǔ zhōu bǐ báimǐ gèng yǒu yíngyǎng.
Black rice porridge is more nutritious than white rice.
她在超市买了一袋黑米。
Tā zài chāoshì mǎi le yī dài hēimǐ.
She bought a bag of black rice at the supermarket.

Tips

culture
Often called 'forbidden rice' (贡米/皇粮米) in old texts because it was reserved as tribute to the emperor. Cooking turns it deep purple. Common in northern porridges and the Cantonese dessert 黑米露.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi
米 mǐ