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How do you say "corn" in Chinese?
玉米
yù mǐ
In Chinese, "corn" is 玉米.
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Pronunciation
YU MI. Yu has a falling tone, mi has a high flat tone. Drop your voice on yu, then keep mi up high and steady.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 玉 (yu) has 5 strokes and originally meant jade, 米 (mi) has 6 strokes and is the rice or grain radical.
Example sentence
我喜欢吃玉米。
I like eating corn.
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How to remember 玉米
Jade and grain combine to suggest something precious that grows. Corn is sometimes called golden grain in Chinese contexts.
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Questions about 玉米
How do you say "corn" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "corn" is 玉米. It is a noun.
How is 玉米 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 玉 (yu) has 5 strokes and originally meant jade, 米 (mi) has 6 strokes and is the rice or grain radical.
How is 玉米 used in a sentence?
Use 玉米 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我喜欢吃玉米。 (I like eating corn.).
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