cornmeal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
cornmeal; ground maize
dialectThis is a northern Chinese dialect term, primarily used in colloquial spoken northern Chinese.
Běi北
fāng方
hěn很
duō多
rén人
jiā家
zǎo早
cān餐
huì会
zhǔ煮
bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
zhōu粥
。
Many northern Chinese families cook cornmeal porridge for breakfast.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
zhēng蒸
le了
xiāng香
tián甜
de的
wō窝
tóu头
。
Grandma steamed sweet cornmeal buns.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
shì是
jīn今
nián年
gāng刚
shōu收
de的
yù玉
mǐ米
mó磨
de的
。
This cornmeal is ground from this year's newly harvested corn.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
cháng常
gēn跟
zhe着
mā妈
ma妈
qù去
jí集
shì市
mǎi买
bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
。
When I was little, I often went to the market with my mom to buy cornmeal.
Bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
jiān煎
bǐng饼
、
fā发
gāo糕
děng等
zhǔ主
shí食
。
Cornmeal can be used to make staple foods like pancakes and steamed cakes.