How to say “cooked rice” in Chinese
cooked rice
“Cooked rice” in Chinese is 米饭, mǐ fàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
米饭 is read mǐ fàn: 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
On the left, 饣 “food”.
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 “米饭”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 米饭. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我不要米饭wǒbúyàomǐfànI don't want rice.
- 你要米饭吗？nǐyàomǐfànmaDo you want rice?
- 我要一碗米饭。wǒyàoyìwǎnmǐfànA bowl of rice, please.
- 请再加一份米饭qǐngzàijiāyífènmǐfànPlease add one more portion of rice.
- 北方人爱吃馒头和面条儿，南方人爱吃米饭。běifāngrénàichīmántouhémiàntiáor,nánfāngrénàichīmǐfànNortherners love mantou and noodles, and southerners love rice.
- 米饭是我们家的主食mǐfànshìwǒmenjiādezhǔshíRice is the staple food in our family.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cooked rice” in Chinese?
“Cooked rice” in Chinese is 米饭, pinyin mǐfàn.
What does 米饭 mean?
米饭 (mǐfàn) means “cooked rice”.
How do you write 米饭?
米饭 is 2 characters: 米 (mǐ) — rice (grain); 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 米饭?
米饭 is read mǐfàn. Tones: mǐ — third tone, fàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cooked rice” in the lesson “Chinese food”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. 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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