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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[mǐ]
  1. 1. noun [稻米] rice
    cooked rice
  2. 2. noun [去壳种子] [pl] husked seeds
    dried shrimp
    花生
    peanuts
  3. 3. measure word [去壳种子] metre (英)
  4. 4. measure word [去壳种子] meter (美)

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[mǐ]
  1. 1. noun (husked) rice
  2. 2. noun shelled or husked seed
    高粱
    husked kaoliang
  3. 3. measure word metre;m

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[mǐ]
  1. 1. 去掉壳或皮后的籽实(多指可食用的)
    高粱
    花生
  2. 2. 特指稻谷去掉壳后的籽实
    南方人爱吃,北方人爱吃面
    粉。
  3. 3. 粒的东西
  4. 4. 法定长度计量单位,100厘为1,1合3市尺。旧称公尺。

Examples

高3,宽1
这间铺面横里3,直里(指进深)倒有6
这尊石雕像,出土部分高达1。8,地下部分尚有0。8
操场南北长150,东西宽100
一把
a handful of rice
这种做饭很出数儿。
This kind of rice rises well when it's cooked.
缩水率高达每1015公分
a shrinkage of 15cm in a length of 10m.
书上记载:此地拔海350
According to the book, this place is 350 meters above the sea level.
我们一般把高度超过100的建筑称为超高建筑。
Buildings over 100 meters tall are called sky scrapers.
我们等房结婚,如同等下锅一般。
We are awaiting a house to get married, just like awaiting rice to cook.

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Related Measure Words

  [bǎ] |  一把米
  [dài] |  一袋米
  [dǒu] |  一斗米
  [dūn] |  一吨米
  [lì] |  一粒米
  [pěng] |  一捧米
  [shēng] |  一升米
  [tán] |  一坛米

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