米mǐmeter (unit of length)

1. 1.

   meter (unit of length)measure word

2. 2.

   uncooked ricenoun

• 米meter (unit of length)

米 often follows a number to give a length or distance, and it can also mean the rice you buy and cook.

1. HSK 2

   我家门口有一条一百米长的路。

   Wǒ jiā ménkǒu yǒu yì tiáo yìbǎi mǐ cháng de lù.

   There is a road one hundred meters long outside my home.

2. HSK 2

   他每天跑三千米。

   Tā měitiān pǎo sānqiān mǐ.

   He runs three thousand meters every day.

3. HSK 1

   妈妈去商店买米了。

   Māma qù shāngdiàn mǎi mǐ le.

   Mom went to the store to buy rice.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你今天跑步了吗？

   Nǐ jīntiān pǎobù le ma?

   Did you go running today?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   跑了，我在学校跑了五千米。

   Pǎo le, wǒ zài xuéxiào pǎo le wǔqiān mǐ.

   Yes, I ran five thousand meters at school.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   这么多！学校离你家远吗？

   Zhème duō! Xuéxiào lí nǐ jiā yuǎn ma?

   That much! Is the school far from your home?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   不远，只有八百米。

   Bù yuǎn, zhǐyǒu bābǎi mǐ.

   Not far, only eight hundred meters.

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