米饭
mǐfàn
cooked rice
Type: NounsHSK 1
米 (rice) + 饭 (food). Cooked rice — the staple of southern China.
Rice is the foundation of Chinese food. In the north, wheat is more common (noodles, steamed buns). Saying '吃饭' means 'to eat (rice)', which really just means 'to eat' in general.
饭
饣shífood
反fǎnto reverse
我吃米饭。
Wǒ chī mǐfàn.
I eat rice.
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