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The Chinese word mifan - 米饭 - mǐfàn
(rice in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
mǐfàn
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English translation
rice
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米饭 ( mifan / mǐfàn ) in traditional characters
米飯
Chinese example sentence with 米饭 ( mifan / mǐfàn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo xihuan chi mifan.
Wǒ xǐhuan chī mǐfàn.
我喜欢吃米饭。
– English translation: I like to eat rice.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to eat | meal
More words that mean rice in Chinese
mǐ ( 米 )
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