米白

mǐbái

noun

Meanings

1 off-white
2 rice white, cream color

Characters

Examples

我买了一件米白色的毛衣。

Wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn mǐbái sè de máoyī.

I bought an off-white sweater.

墙刷成米白色显得房间很干净。

Qiáng shuā chéng mǐbái sè xiǎnde fángjiān hěn gānjìng.

Painting the walls off-white makes the room look clean.

Tips

memory

米 (rice) + 白 (white) = the warm, slightly yellowish white of uncooked rice. Compare 乳白 (milky white, cooler) and 象牙白 (ivory white, warmer).

Stroke Order

米 mǐ

白 bái