糙米

cāomǐ

noun #47,837

Measure Word

一斤糙米 jīn

Meanings

1 brown rice
2 unpolished rice

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

为了健康，她改吃糙米饭。

Wèile jiànkāng, tā gǎi chī cāomǐ fàn.

For health reasons, she switched to eating brown rice.

HSK 3

糙米比白米更有营养。

Cāomǐ bǐ bái mǐ gèng yǒu yíngyǎng.

Brown rice is more nutritious than white rice.

Tips

memory

糙 means 'rough; coarse' - 糙米 is literally 'rough rice', i.e. rice with the bran layer left on. Contrast 精米 'polished rice'.

Stroke Order

糙 cāo

米 mǐ