玉米

yù mǐ

CL 个 gè 根 gēn 穗 suì

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. corn
2. maize

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Word relationships

Register variants

1 item

• 粟米 sù mǐ 粟米 sù mǐ corn Used in some regions like Hong Kong and Guangdong.: corn

Related words

2 items

• 谷物 gǔ wù 谷物 gǔ wù cereal General term for cereal grains.: cereal
• 玉米棒 yù mǐ bàng 玉米棒 yù mǐ bàng corn cob Corn on the cob.: corn cob

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Note that 玉米 is a mass noun in Chinese; do not directly use a numeral without a measure word, e.g., say 一个玉米 instead of just 一玉米.

Example Sentences

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我喜欢吃 玉米 。

I like eating corn.

我 玉米 過敏。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6947201)

我喜歡 玉米 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13138805)

我不喜歡 玉米 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6947204)

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Words Containing 玉米

• 爆玉米花 爆玉米花 bào yù mǐ huā: to make popcorn
• 玉米棒 玉米棒 yù mǐ bàng: corn cob
• 玉米淀粉 玉米淀粉 yù mǐ diàn fěn: corn starch
• 玉米片 玉米片 yù mǐ piàn: cornflakes
• 玉米笋 玉米笋 yù mǐ sǔn: baby corn
• 玉米粉 玉米粉 yù mǐ fěn: cornflour
• 玉米糕 玉米糕 yù mǐ gāo: corn cake
• 玉米糖浆 玉米糖浆 yù mǐ táng jiāng: corn syrup
• 玉米糁 玉米糁 yù mǐ sǎn: corn grits
• 玉米花 玉米花 yù mǐ huā: popcorn
• 玉米赤霉烯酮 玉米赤霉烯酮 yù mǐ chì méi xī tóng: zearalenone
• 玉米饼 玉米饼 yù mǐ bǐng: corn cake
• 玉米面 玉米面 yù mǐ miàn: cornmeal; maize flour
• 老玉米 老玉米 lǎo yù mi: (dialect) corn
• 高果糖玉米糖浆 高果糖玉米糖浆 gāo guǒ táng yù mǐ táng jiāng: high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

Child Words of 玉米

• 玉 玉 yù: jade
• 米 米 mǐ: rice