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玉米

yù mǐ

corn

Usage note

玉米是一种黄色的粮食,可以煮着吃或做成爆米花。

Yù mǐ shì yī zhǒng huáng sè de liáng shi, kě yǐ zhǔ zhe chī huò zuò chéng bào mǐ huā.

Corn is a yellow grain that can be boiled and eaten or made into popcorn.

Context note

玉米在农田里生长,秋天收获,是很多人喜欢的食物。

Yù mǐ zài nóng tián lǐ shēng zhǎng, qiū tiān shōu huò, shì hěn duō rén xǐ huān de shí wù.

Corn grows in fields and is harvested in autumn; it is a food that many people like.

5 examples

妈妈煮了一根玉米给我吃。
mā ma zhǔ le yì gēn yù mǐ gěi wǒ chī。
Mom boiled a corn cob for me to eat.
玉米可以做成玉米粥。
yù mǐ kě yǐ zuò chéng yù mǐ zhōu。
Corn can be made into corn porridge.
我喜欢吃甜玉米
wǒ xǐ huan chī tián yù mǐ。
I like to eat sweet corn.
农民伯伯在田里种了很多玉米
nóng mín bó bo zài tián lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō yù mǐ。
The farmer planted a lot of corn in the field.
爆米花是用玉米做的。
bào mǐ huā shì yòng yù mǐ zuò de。
Popcorn is made from corn.

5 mini stories

小兔子在菜园里种了玉米。它每天浇水,玉米长得很好。
xiǎo tù zi zài cài yuán lǐ zhǒng le yù mǐ。 tā měi tiān jiāo shuǐ, yù mǐ cháng dé hěn hǎo。
The little rabbit planted corn in the garden. It watered every day, and the corn grew well.
小熊和小猫一起分享玉米。它们吃得津津有味。
xiǎo xióng hé xiǎo māo yì qǐ fēn xiǎng yù mǐ。 tā men chī dé jīn jīn yǒu wèi。
Little Bear and Little Cat shared corn together. They ate with great relish.
秋天到了,小松鼠收集了很多玉米。它准备过冬。
qiū tiān dào le, xiǎo sōng shǔ shōu jí le hěn duō yù mǐ。 tā zhǔn bèi guò dōng。
Autumn came, and the little squirrel collected a lot of corn. It prepared for winter.
小明帮奶奶剥玉米。奶奶夸他是个好孩子。
xiǎo míng bāng nǎi nai bāo yù mǐ。 nǎi nai kuā tā shì gè hǎo hái zi。
Xiao Ming helped Grandma husk corn. Grandma praised him as a good child.
小猴子用玉米做了一顶帽子。它戴着帽子跳舞。
xiǎo hóu zi yòng yù mǐ zuò le yì dǐng mào zi。 tā dài zhe mào zi tiào wǔ。
The little monkey made a hat from corn. It wore the hat and danced.

Mini dialogue

吃玉米

A
你想吃玉米吗?
Nǐ xiǎng chī yùmǐ ma?
Do you want to eat corn?
B
想,玉米很好吃。
Xiǎng, yùmǐ hěn hǎochī.
Yes, corn is delicious.

买玉米

A
我们去买玉米吧。
Wǒmen qù mǎi yùmǐ ba.
Let's go buy corn.
B
好的,玉米很有营养。
Hǎo de, yùmǐ hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.
Okay, corn is very nutritious.

Related words and contrasts

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谷物
gǔ wù
grain

玉米是一种谷物。

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爆米花
bào mǐ huā
popcorn

玉米可以做爆米花。

related
蔬菜
shū cài
vegetable

玉米是一种蔬菜。

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