Chinese

Meaning: rice; shelled seed; meter (unit of length)
Part of Speech: Noun, Counter

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Example sentences

這條繩子有五米長。
这条绳子有五米长。
This rope is five meters long.
這裡的水深度超過十米。
The water depth here exceeds ten meters.
他的身高在一米八以上,是校籃球隊的主力。
His height is over 1.8 meters, and he is a key player on the school basketball team.
媽媽在煮飯前會先仔細地淘米,確保米飯乾淨衛生。
Mom carefully washes the rice before cooking to ensure it's clean and hygienic.
這袋米沉甸甸的,我一個人搬不動。
This bag of rice is heavy; I can't move it alone.

Usage Notes

Commonly refers to rice as a food staple, but also widely used as the Chinese phonetic translation for the metric 'meter'.

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