大米

• 拼音: dà mǐ
• 汉字拆解: 大 = person with spread arms; 米 = pictograph of rice grains on a stalk

含义

Rice (uncooked). Husked rice grains used as a staple food.

Refers specifically to raw, uncooked rice grains that have been husked (as opposed to 稻子 which is unhusked rice plants). A staple food in Chinese cuisine. Distinguished from 米饭 which is cooked rice.

例句

1. 东北大米颗粒饱满，煮出来特别香。
2. 家里大米快吃完了，记得去超市买一袋。
3. 这种大米价格虽然贵，但口感特别好。

用法指南

语境: food, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 今年大米涨价了。(The price of rice has gone up this year.)
• 泰国大米很有名。(Thai rice is very famous.)

错误说法

• 大米是生的，煮熟了叫米饭，不要混用 (大米 is raw rice, 米饭 is cooked rice — don't confuse them)

起源与历史

Combines 大 (big/major) with 米 (rice). 大米 specifically refers to the main rice variety consumed, as opposed to other grains.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal