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米粒

mǐlì
noun #31,065

Measure Word

一颗米粒 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 grain of rice
  2. 2 small granule; speck

Characters

米
mǐ
rice; meter
粒
lì
grain; granule

Examples

桌子上掉了一颗米粒。
Zhuōzi shàng diào le yī kē mǐlì.
A single grain of rice fell on the table.
米粒大小的伤口也可能感染。
Mǐlì dàxiǎo de shāngkǒu yě kěnéng gǎnrǎn.
Even a wound the size of a rice grain can get infected.

Tips

memory
Both characters share the same component pattern: 米 (rice) + 立 (stand) = 粒 'granule'. So 米粒 is literally 'rice + (rice-grain)'. Used as a unit of comparison for tiny things — 米粒大 = rice-grain-sized.

Stroke Order

米 mǐ
粒 lì

Related Words

粒 lì HSK 7 #6,194
grain; granule / measure word for small round things (grains, pills, bullets, seeds)
大米 dàmǐ HSK 6 #11,635
rice (husked, uncooked) / rice grain
米 mǐ HSK 3 #994
rice (uncooked) / meter (unit of length)
稻米 dàomǐ #39,575
rice (the grain) / paddy rice
米茶 mǐchá
roasted rice tea / rice tea (summer drink made from toasted rice)
米面 mǐmiàn
rice and flour (i.e., staple grains) / rice flour / rice-flour noodles
米糖 mǐtáng
rice malt candy / rice sugar (traditional sweetener made from glutinous rice)
米饭 mǐfàn HSK 1 #9,088
cooked rice
颗粒 kēlì #16,775
granule; particle; kernel / grain (of sand, rice, etc.)
米糕 mǐgāo #23,683
rice cake / steamed cake made from rice flour
米粒 mǐlì
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