玉米
yù mǐ
Pinyin

Definition

玉米
 - 
yù mǐ
  1. corn
  2. maize
  3. CL:粒[lì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

米
Mǐ
  1. 1 surname Mi
虾米
xiā mǐ
  1. 1 small shrimp
  2. 2 dried, shelled shrimps
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
多米诺
duō mǐ nuò
  1. 1 domino (loanword)
大米
dà mǐ
  1. 1 (husked) rice

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn

Sample Sentences

目前，中国是最大的水稻和小麦生产国。水稻、小麦、玉米三大谷物自给率超过95%。
mùqián ，Zhōngguó shì zuìdà de shuǐdào hé xiǎomài shēngchǎnguó 。shuǐdào 、xiǎomài 、yùmǐ sāndà gǔwù zìjǐlǜ chāoguò 。
Currently, China is the largest producer of rice and wheat. The self-sufficiency rate of rice, wheat and corn is over 95%.
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没胃口。学校食堂的厨子是怎么想的？玉米炒葡萄！
méi wèikǒu 。xuéxiào shítáng de chúzi shì zěnme xiǎng de ？yùmǐchǎopútáo ！
I am not hungry. What is the chef of the school's cafeteria thinking of? Corn stir-fried grapes!
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你瞧，我才刚卖了两根玉米，实在是......
nǐ qiáo ，wǒ cái gāng mài le liǎng gēn yùmǐ ，shízàishì ......
Look, I only just sold two pieces of corn. It really is...
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这些城管简直就是流氓、恶棍！大冷天的，人家在外面卖玉米挣几个钱多不容易啊！又不偷，又不抢，凭什么随随便便就把人家的东西给没收了。
zhèxiē chéngguǎn jiǎnzhí jiùshì liúmáng 、ègùn ！dàlěngtiān de ，rénjiā zài wàimian mài yùmǐ zhèng jǐ ge qián duō bù róngyì a ！yòu bù tōu ，yòu bù qiǎng ，píng shénme suísuíbiànbiàn jiù bǎ rénjiā de dōngxi gěi mòshōu le 。
These city management officers are just a bunch of thugs and bullies! It's not easy trying to make a little money selling corn out here in this freezing cold weather! They're not stealing or robbing or anything. What gives city management the right to just confiscate people's things like it's nothing?
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我舍不得墨西哥的玉米饼。
wǒ shěbude Mòxīgē de yùmǐbǐng 。
I can't bear to be without Mexican corn tortillas.
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