糙米 (cāo mǐ) — brown rice; unpolished rice
Definition
Brown / unpolished rice with the bran layer still on, contrasted with 白米 and 精米 (white, polished rice). Often framed as the healthier, more nutritious option.
noun
brown riceunpolished rice
Examples
- 糙米，。Wǒ zuì jìn kāi shǐ chī cāo mǐ, yīn wèi tā bǐ bái mǐ gèng jiàn kāng.I recently started eating brown rice because it's healthier than white rice.
- 糙米，糯。cāo mǐ Xū yào zhǔ gèng cháng shí jiān, cái néng biàn de ruǎn nuò.Brown rice needs to be cooked longer to become soft and sticky.
- 糙米，。Chāo shì de cāo mǐ bǐ jīng mǐ guì yì xiē, dàn yíng yǎng jià zhí gèng gāo.Brown rice at the supermarket is a bit more expensive than polished rice, but its nutritional value is higher.
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