米饭/米飯 mǐfàn — cooked rice

Meanings

1. 1

   cooked rice

   Steamed white rice specifically. 饭 on its own can mean a meal of any kind, so 米饭 is what you say when you mean the rice itself.

   noun

Example sentences

• 我中午吃米饭。/我中午吃米飯。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zhōngwǔ (first tone, high and level) chī (first tone, high and level) mǐfàn. (third tone, dipping)···

  I have rice at lunchtime.

• 你想吃米饭吗？/你想吃米飯嗎？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level) mǐfàn (third tone, dipping) ma? (neutral tone)···

  Would you like some rice?

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