白粥

báizhōu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 plain rice congee
  2. 2 white porridge

Examples

HSK 4
Báizhōu pèi xiáncài shì zuì jiǎndān de zǎocān.
Plain congee with pickles is the simplest breakfast.
HSK 5
Chángwèi bùhǎo jiù hē diǎn báizhōu ba.
If your stomach is upset, just have some plain congee.

Tips

culture
Just rice and water - the default 'sick food' across Chinese culture, the way chicken soup functions in the West. The bland, easy-to-digest baseline that everything else (咸菜, 皮蛋, 肉松) gets paired with.

Stroke Order

bái
zhōu