How to say “rice” in Chinese
rice (grain)
“Rice” in Chinese is 大米, dà mǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大米 is read dà mǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大米”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大米. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我在超市买了十斤大米。wǒzàichāoshìmǎileshíjīndàmǐI bought ten jin of rice at the supermarket.
- 这个地方产茶叶和大米zhègedìfangchǎncháyèhédàmǐThis area produces tea and rice.
- 这种大米品质优良。zhèzhǒngdàmǐpǐnzhìyōuliángThis rice is of excellent quality.
More words from the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rice” in Chinese?
“Rice” in Chinese is 大米, pinyin dàmǐ.
What does 大米 mean?
大米 (dàmǐ) means “rice (grain)”.
How do you write 大米?
大米 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 米 (mǐ) — rice (grain). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大米?
大米 is read dàmǐ. Tones: dà — fourth tone, mǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rice” in the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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