大米 (dà mǐ) — husked rice (uncooked rice grains)
Definition
The grain itself — uncooked rice sold in bags. Compared to 米饭 (cooked rice you eat at a meal) and 水稻 (the rice plant in the field), 大米 is the raw ingredient.
noun
husked rice (uncooked rice grains)
Measure word · 斤
Examples
- 大米。Wǒ mǎi le liǎng dài dà mǐ.I bought two bags of rice.
- 大米。Zhè zhǒng dà mǐ zhǔ chū lái de fàn hěn hǎo chī.The rice cooked from this kind is very tasty.
- 大米，。Zhè zhǒng dà mǐ bǐ nà zhǒng guì, dàn gèng xiāng.This kind of rice is more expensive than that kind, but more fragrant.
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