How common it is
玉米 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say yù mǐ slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
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.