玉米 is formed by combining the character 玉, meaning "jade", with 米, meaning "rice", where 玉 metaphorically describes the shiny, valuable kernels of corn, and 米 categorizes it as a grain, together denoting the plant corn.
玉米是黄色的。
Yùmǐ shì huángsè de.
Corn is yellow.
妈妈煮了玉米。
Māmā zhǔle yùmǐ.
Mom cooked corn.
今天早餐我吃了玉米。
Jīntiān zǎocān wǒ chīle yùmǐ.
I ate corn for breakfast today.
玉米是一种健康的食物。
Yùmǐ shì yī zhǒng jiànkāng de shíwù.
Corn is a healthy food.
在农场里，农民们正在收割玉米。
Zài nóngchǎng lǐ, nóngmínmen zhèngzài shōugē yùmǐ.
On the farm, the farmers are harvesting corn.
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