Usage note
米是用来指代大米的词汇，常用于描述食物。
mǐ shì yòng lái zhǐ dài dà mǐ de cí huì, cháng yòng wèi miáo shù shíwù.
The word '米' is used to refer to rice, commonly used to describe food.
Context note
米经常出现在关于食物的对话中，比如买菜、做饭等场景。
mǐ jīng cháng chū xiàn gùyú shíwù de huàduì zhōng, bǐrú mǎicài、fàngzuò nǎngè chǎnqǐng.
The word '米' often appears in conversations about food, such as buying groceries and cooking.
5 examples
我们今天吃米饭。
wǒ men jīn tiān chī mǐ fàn。
We are having rice today.
超市里有很多米。
chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō mǐ。
The supermarket has a lot of rice.
妈妈做饭用了很多米。
mā ma zuò fàn yòng le hěn duō mǐ。
Mom used a lot of rice when cooking.
我们家每天都要买米。
wǒ men jiā měi tiān dōu yào mǎi mǐ。
Our family needs to buy rice every day.
大米是做寿司的重要材料之一。
dà mǐ shì zuò shòu sī de zhòng yào cái liào zhī yī。
Rice is one of the important ingredients for making sushi.
5 mini stories
妈妈买了很多米，准备做晚饭。
mā ma mǎi le hěn duō mǐ， zhǔn bèi zuò wǎn fàn。
Mom bought a lot of rice to prepare for dinner.
我们家的米缸总是满满的。
wǒ men jiā de mǐ gāng zǒng shì mǎn mǎn de。
Our family's rice container is always full.
爸爸喜欢用糙米做饭。
bà ba xǐ huan yòng cāo mǐ zuò fàn。
Dad likes to cook with brown rice.
奶奶教我如何煮米饭。
nǎi nai jiào wǒ rú hé zhǔ mǐ fàn。
Grandma taught me how to cook rice.
我们用米做了一顿丰盛的午餐。
wǒ men yòng mǐ zuò le yí dùn fēng shèng de wǔ cān。
We had a delicious lunch made with rice.
Mini dialogue
吃米饭
A
你中午想吃什么？
Nǐ zhōngwǔ xiǎng chī shénme?
What do you want to eat for lunch?
B
我想吃米饭和菜。
Wǒ xiǎng chī mǐ fàn hé cài.
I want to eat rice and vegetables.
帮妈妈做饭
A
你能帮妈妈洗米吗？
Nǐ néng bāng māma xǐ mǐ ma?
Can you help mom wash the rice?
B
当然可以，我喜欢洗米。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ xǐhuān xǐ mǐ.
Of course, I like washing rice.
Related words and contrasts
related
饭
fàn
cooked rice; meal
米 is uncooked rice; 饭 is cooked rice or a meal.
contrast
面
miàn
noodles; flour
In many Chinese meals, 米 (rice) and 面 (noodles) are two common staple foods.