corn; maize; dialect term
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
corn; maize
dialectA common dialectal term for 玉米, particularly in northern and northeastern China. The standard term in written and formal contexts is 玉米.
Tā他
jiā家
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
hěn很
duō多
bāo包
mǐ米
。
His family grows a lot of corn in their yard.
Wǎn晚
shang上
zhǔ煮
bāo包
mǐ米
zhōu粥
chī吃
。
We'll cook corn porridge for dinner.
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Zhè这
bāo包
mǐ米
shì是
jīn今
nián年
xīn新
shōu收
de的
，
tè特
bié别
tián甜
。
This corn is newly harvested this year; it's especially sweet.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
r儿
zài在
lù路
biān边
kěn啃
kǎo烤
bāo包
mǐ米
。
The kids are munching on roasted corn by the roadside.