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米饭
mǐfàn
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- pinyin
- mǐfàn
- simplified
- 米饭
- traditional
- 米飯
1 · noun
Rice grains cooked for eating.
煮熟后供食用的大米。
This sense concerns cooked rice; 大米 names uncooked rice.
We need two bowls of rice.
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我们需要两碗米饭。
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2 · noun
Rice cooked with water, commonly served as a staple food.
把米加水煮熟或蒸熟后做成的主食。
米饭 is cooked rice. Uncooked rice is usually 米; English uses context to distinguish them.
I put the stir-fried vegetables next to the rice.
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我把炒好的蔬菜放在米饭旁边。
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There is still rice in the pot; you can help yourself to another half bowl.
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锅里还有米饭，你可以再盛半碗。
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