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糯米

sticky rice

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

nuo4mi3 • nuòmǐ

Meaning

Primary

sticky rice

Alternatives

glutinous rice

Mnemonic

糯米 Sticky rice is 米 rice that is so 糯 glutinous that it has a sticky texture.

Usage

这 道 菜 需要 糯米。

This dish requires sticky rice.

糯米 比 一般 米 更 黏。

Sticky rice is stickier than regular rice.

奶奶 用 糯米 做 粽子。

Grandma makes rice dumplings with sticky rice.