米饭

• 拼音: mǐ fàn
• 汉字拆解: 米 = pictograph of rice grains on a stalk; 饭 = 饣(food) + 反 (phonetic)

含义

Cooked rice. The staple food served at most Chinese meals.

Refers specifically to cooked white rice, as opposed to 米 which means uncooked rice grains. Rice is the most important staple food in southern China and a central part of Chinese food culture.

例句

1. 我每天都吃米饭。
2. 你想吃米饭还是面条？
3. 妈妈做的米饭很好吃。

用法指南

语境: food, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你要不要再来一碗米饭？(Do you want another bowl of rice?)
• 米饭配菜很好吃。(Rice with dishes is delicious.)

错误说法

• 我想喝米饭。(Wrong verb — don't say 'drink' rice; say 吃米饭 since rice is eaten, not drunk)

起源与历史

A compound of 米 (rice grain) and 饭 (meal/cooked food), literally 'rice meal' — cooked rice ready to eat.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal