yùmǐmiàn

玉米面

Word · NounTraditional玉米麵

cornmeal; corn flour; maize flour

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

cornmeal; flour made from ground maize; corn flour

Refers to flour produced by grinding dried corn/maize, commonly used in baking, cooking porridge, or making traditional Chinese foods like wowotou (cornmeal buns).

Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
yù玉
mǐ米
miàn面
zhēng蒸
le了
yī一
guō锅
wō窝
wo窝
tóu头
 。

Grandma steamed a pot of cornmeal buns using corn flour.

Zǎo早
shang上
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
hē喝
yī一
wǎn碗
rè热
hū乎
hu乎
de的
yù玉
mǐ米
miàn面
zhōu粥
 。

In the morning, I like to have a bowl of hot cornmeal porridge.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yù玉
mǐ米
miàn面
hěn很
xì细
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
dàn蛋
gāo糕
 。

This type of corn flour is very fine and can be used to make cakes.

Tā他
zài在
nóng农
mào贸
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
le了
yī一
dài袋
yù玉
mǐ米
miàn面
 。

He bought a bag of cornmeal at the farmers' market.