米 mǐ
“rice; meter (classifier)”
noun, measure wordHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Measure word 粒
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
米 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 769: 米 mǐ — Level 3; official annotation 3 (量). PDF page 99
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 米
米 is the unit of length "meter." It is a measure word, so it follows a number directly (数词 + 米) to give length, height, or distance, with no extra measure word in between. It is also used after 长/宽/高 or with 有 to describe size or distance.
例句Example sentences
- 这张桌子长两米。zhè zhāng zhuō zi cháng liǎng mǐ.This table is two meters long.
- 从我家到学校只有五百米。cóng wǒ jiā dào xué xiào zhǐ yǒu wǔ bǎi mǐ.It's only five hundred meters from my home to school.
- 他身高一米八。tā shēn gāo yì mǐ bā.He is 1.8 meters tall.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我身高一米八高。
✓我身高一米八。
The measurement already expresses height; 高 is not added after 米 here.
义项All meanings
- Mǐ: surname Mi
- mǐ: rice; meter (classifier)
相关词语Related words
- 米饭 mǐ fàn