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米饭

mǐfàn

English translation of 米饭

rice

Rice is a staple food in Chinese culture and is often eaten together with other dishes.


Example sentences using: 米饭

你的家里有米饭吗?

Nǐ de jiā lǐ yǒu mǐfàn ma?

English translation of 你的家里有米饭吗?

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Do you have rice at home?

我妈妈做的米饭很好吃。

Wǒ māmā zuò de mǐfàn hěn hào chī.

English translation of 我妈妈做的米饭很好吃。

The rice my mother made is very tasty.

This sentence is expressing a compliment towards the speaker's mother's cooking abilities, specifically the rice she made.

我姐姐今天煮米饭。

Wǒ jiějiě jīntiān zhǔ mǐfàn.

English translation of 我姐姐今天煮米饭。

My older sister is cooking rice today.

This statement is informing someone that the speaker's older sister is cooking rice on that particular day.

爸爸喜欢吃肉和米饭。

Bàba xǐhuan chī ròu hé mǐfàn.

English translation of 爸爸喜欢吃肉和米饭。

Dad likes to eat meat and rice.

This phrase expresses the speaker's father's preference for eating meat and rice.

妹妹不吃米饭。

Mèimei bù chī mǐfàn.

English translation of 妹妹不吃米饭。

My younger sister doesn't eat rice.

This statement is sharing the speaker's younger sister's dietary habit of not eating rice.

我们一家人晚上都吃米饭。

Wǒmen yìjiārén wǎnshang dōu chī mǐfàn.

English translation of 我们一家人晚上都吃米饭。

All of our family eats rice at night.

This sentence is presenting a routine of the speaker's family eating rice during the dinner time.

我爸爸会做香的米饭。

Wǒ bàba huì zuò xiāng de mǐfàn.

English translation of 我爸爸会做香的米饭。

My dad can cook fragrant rice.

This phrase is boasting about the speaker's father's cooking skills, particularly the fragrant rice he can create.

米饭是我家每天的饭菜。

Mǐfàn shì wǒ jiā měitiān de fàn cài.

English translation of 米饭是我家每天的饭菜。

Rice is a meal in my home every day.

This specific detail is revealing that in the speaker's home, rice is a staple food consumed daily.

哥哥的米饭做得最好。

Gēgē de mǐfàn zuò de zuì hǎo.

English translation of 哥哥的米饭做得最好。

My older brother cooks the best rice.

In this phrase, the speaker is expressing the opinion about their older brother's cooking skills, where they claim he cooks rice the best.

吃米饭是我们家的传统。

Chī mǐfàn shì wǒmen jiā de chuántǒng.

English translation of 吃米饭是我们家的传统。

Eating rice is a tradition in our house.

This comment is communicating that in the speaker's household, eating rice is a tradition, something that is customarily followed.

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