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米 (mǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

米 (mǐ) is a Chinese word: meter. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 米

量 liàng measure word

meter

这条路有一千米长。

zhè tiáo lù yǒu yī qiān mǐ cháng

This road is one thousand meters long.

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Word breakdown

米 mǐ — meter

Words with this character (7)
  • 1 米饭 mǐ fàn — cooked rice HSK 1
    • 米 rice (grain)
    • 饭 cooked/meal
    Example

    我每天都吃米饭。

    wǒ měi tiān dōu chī mǐ fàn

    I eat rice every day.

  • 2 厘米 lí mǐ — centimeter HSK 5
    • 厘 centi- (1/100)
    • 米 meter
    Example

    这条线有十厘米长。

    zhè tiáo xiàn yǒu shí lí mǐ cháng

    This line is ten centimeters long.

  • 3 大米 dà mǐ — rice HSK 5
    • 大 big, large (indicates processed/hulled rice grains)
    • 米 rice, grain (the base meaning)
    Example

    妈妈去超市买大米。

    mā ma qù chāo shì mǎi dà mǐ

    Mom went to the supermarket to buy rice.

  • 4 玉米 yù mǐ — corn HSK 5
    • 玉 jade; precious (metaphorically describes corn as valuable)
    • 米 grain; cereal (refers to corn as a grain crop)
    Example

    农民种了很多玉米。

    nóng mín zhòng le hěn duō yù mǐ

    The farmer planted a lot of corn.

  • 5 平方米 píng fāng mǐ — square meter HSK 6
    • 平 square (mathematical term, first part of 'squared')
    • 方 square (completes the mathematical term for 'squared')
    • 米 meter (unit of length)
    Example

    这间公寓的面积是80平方米。

    zhè jiān gōng yù de miàn jī shì bā shí píng fāng mǐ

    This apartment has an area of 80 square meters.

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  • 6 毫米 háo mǐ — millimeter HSK 6
    • 毫 milli- (one thousandth)
    • 米 meter (unit of length)
    Example

    这条线的宽度是2毫米。

    zhè tiáo xiàn de kuān dù shì èr háo mǐ

    This line's width is 2 millimeters.

  • 7 立方米 lì fāng mǐ — cubic meter HSK 7
    • 立 cubic, three-dimensional (standing upright)
    • 方 power, exponent (squared/cubed)
    • 米 meter (unit of length)
    Example

    这个房间的体积是30立方米。

    zhè ge fáng jiān de tǐ jī shì sān shí lì fāng mǐ

    The volume of this room is 30 cubic meters.

Structure & writing
1 米 mǐ — husked grain; esp. husked rice
米 is a component in 26 characters
HSK 3
料 liào to look after; to manage 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕 糖 táng carbohydrate (organic compound class including monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides)
HSK 4
断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long) 粗 cū thick in diameter (opposite of 细) 精 jīng essence; the purest part of a substance 迷 mí unable to distinguish; lost the ability to discern or judge
HSK 5
类 lèi kind; category; a group of similar things 粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 糊 hú porridge; gruel 糟 zāo dregs left over from brewing wine
HSK 6
粉 fěn fine powder 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object 粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 粥 zhōu porridge; congee (semi-liquid food made by boiling grains) 粽 zòng sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
HSK 7
奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 屎 shǐ feces; excrement 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 眯 mī to squint; to narrow the eyes 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants
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粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 粪 fèn feces; excrement 粹 cuì pure; unmixed 糙 cāo brown rice; unhulled rice with bran intact 麟 lín (lit.) qilin (mythical creature resembling a large deer with horns and scales)

米 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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