corn; maize
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
corn; maize
literaryUsed in northern Chinese dialects, formal written variant is 玉米, and also written as 包米.
Dōng东
běi北
nóng农
cūn村
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
huì会
zhòng种
zhí植
bāo苞
mǐ米
。
Every household in rural Northeast China grows corn.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
xīn新
xiān鲜
bāo苞
mǐ米
áo熬
le了
yī一
guō锅
xiāng香
tián甜
de的
zhōu粥
。
Grandma made a pot of sweet congee with fresh corn.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bāo苞
mǐ米
kē颗
lì粒
bǎo饱
mǎn满
，
shì适
hé合
zuò做
sì饲
liào料
。
This kind of corn has full grains and is suitable for feed.
Qiū秋
tiān天
de的
tián田
yě野
lǐ里
，
jīn金
huáng黄
de的
bāo苞
mǐ米
gǎn秆
suí随
fēng风
yáo摇
huàng晃
。
In the autumn fields, golden corn stalks sway in the wind.
Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
bāo苞
mǐ米
shòu售
jià价
zuì最
jìn近
yǒu有
suǒ所
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
The price of corn in the market has risen recently.