米饭 (mǐfàn) · cooked rice

Meanings

1 cooked rice

Made with

About the dish

Plain steamed white rice, soft and slightly sticky, with nothing added. Restaurants often list it as a separate item, sold by the bowl.

Characters

米

mǐ

rice (uncooked); meter

饭

fàn

meal; cooked rice

Examples

HSK 2

你要米饭还是面条？

Nǐ yào mǐfàn háishi miàntiáo?

Do you want rice or noodles?

HSK 3

来一碗米饭。

Lái yì wǎn mǐfàn.

One bowl of rice, please.

HSK 3

我更喜欢吃米饭。

Wǒ gèng xǐhuan chī mǐfàn.

I prefer eating rice.

Tips

culture

Rice is the staple food in southern China, while northern China favors wheat-based foods like noodles and dumplings. The question 你吃了吗？ (Have you eaten?) was historically a common greeting, reflecting the importance of food in Chinese culture.