Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

rice/CL:粒[li4]/meter (classifier)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

Bopomofo

ㄇㄧˇ

Jyutping

mai5

Example sentences

這條繩子有五米長。
这条绳子有五米长。

This rope is five meters long.

深度 shēndù
這裡的水深度超過十米。
这里的水深度超过十米。

The water depth here exceeds ten meters.

大米 dàmǐ
南方人喜歡吃大米。
南方人喜欢吃大米。

Southerners like to eat rice.

káng
他扛著一袋大米走進了廚房。
他扛著一袋大米走进了厨房。

He carried a bag of rice on his shoulder into the kitchen.

小米 xiǎomǐ
這種小米很香。
这种小米很香。

This kind of millet is very fragrant.

奶奶每天都會在院子裡撒幾粒小米。
奶奶每天都会在院子里撒几粒小米。

Grandmother scatters a few grains of millet in the yard every day.

平方米 píngfāngmǐ
這間客廳的面積大約有三十平方米。
这间客厅的面积大约有三十平方米。

The area of this living room is about thirty square meters.

Example Vocabulary

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