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corn

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

yu4mi3 • yùmǐ

Meaning


Primary

corn

Alternatives

maize

Mnemonic


玉米 Corn is like a long stick of yellowed 玉 jade with little 米 rice-like kernels growing out of it. Yummy!

Usage


我们 晚餐 吃 玉米。

We eat corn for dinner.

这根 玉米 很 甜。

This ear of corn is very sweet.

她 把 玉米 放进 汤 里。

She put corn in the soup.