How to say “corn” in Chinese
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“Corn” in Chinese is 玉米, yù mǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
玉米 is read yù mǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Looks like 王, but with a dot. 玉米 — “jade rice”, i.e. corn. It also sits inside 国.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “玉米”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 玉米. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 夏天我喜欢吃煮玉米xiàtiānwǒxǐhuanchīzhǔyùmǐIn summer I love eating boiled corn.
- 这里的农民主要种植玉米和土豆。zhèlǐdenóngmínzhǔyàozhòngzhíyùmǐhétǔdòuThe farmers here mainly grow corn and potatoes.
More words from the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “corn” in Chinese?
“Corn” in Chinese is 玉米, pinyin yùmǐ.
What does 玉米 mean?
玉米 (yùmǐ) means “corn”.
How do you write 玉米?
玉米 is 2 characters: 玉 (yù) — jade; 米 (mǐ) — rice (grain). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 玉米?
玉米 is read yùmǐ. Tones: yù — fourth tone, mǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“corn” in the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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