English–Chinese
“corn” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinyù mǐ
Example
我买了一根烤玉米。wǒ mǎi le yì gēn kǎo yù mǐ
I bought an ear of roasted corn.
How to say “corn” in Chinese
“Corn” in Chinese is 玉米 (yù mǐ).
A crop grows a cob lined with orderly kernels that can be eaten fresh or processed into food, oil, starch, and feed.
Example sentences with 玉米
农民在玉米地里收割。nóng mín zài yù mǐ dì lǐ shōu gē
Farmers are harvesting in the cornfield.
Tips for using 玉米
- English often says an ear of corn rather than a corn for one cob, while Chinese commonly uses 根 (gēn, "measure word for long objects") for a whole one.