Chinese word dictionary
米已成炊
mǐ yǐ chéng chuī · lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone
Simplified米已成炊
Traditional米已成炊
Pinyinmǐ yǐ chéng chuī
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 米已成炊
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.