大米

dà mǐ

HSK 5

Meaning

指稻谷经加工除去外壳后的米粒，是常见的主食。

Rice, the grains of Oryza sativa after removing the husk, a staple food.

通常指未经烹煮的米粒，也可泛指大米这种粮食作物。在中文中常作为主食食材使用，可煮成米饭或粥。

Usually refers to uncooked rice grains, can also refer to rice as a staple crop. Commonly used as a main food ingredient to cook rice or porridge.

1 今天去超市买了一袋大米，准备煮米饭吃。 (Today I went to the supermarket and bought a bag of rice, planning to cook rice.)
2 大米是中国南方地区的主要粮食作物。 (Rice is the main grain crop in southern China.)
3 我们家的米缸里还有不少大米，暂时不需要买。 (There is still plenty of rice in our rice jar, no need to buy more for now.)
4 这种长粒大米适合做炒饭，口感比较好。 (This long-grain rice is suitable for fried rice as it has a better texture.)
5 早餐我喝了一碗大米粥，感觉很暖和。 (I had a bowl of rice porridge for breakfast, and it felt very warm.)

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