烤玉米

kǎoyùmǐ

noun

Meanings

1 grilled corn
2 roasted corn on the cob (street snack)

Characters

to roast / grill

Examples

夜市上烤玉米刷着酱料，香气四溢。

Yèshì shàng kǎo yùmǐ shuā zhe jiàngliào, xiāngqì sìyì.

At the night market, grilled corn was brushed with sauce, the aroma wafting everywhere.

我更喜欢烤玉米，不喜欢煮玉米。

Wǒ gèng xǐhuan kǎo yùmǐ, bù xǐhuan zhǔ yùmǐ.

I prefer grilled corn over boiled corn.

Tips

culture

Chinese 烤玉米 is typically brushed with soy sauce, chili, or cumin rather than butter — a sharp contrast with American or Mexican versions. It's a fixture of 撸串 (skewer-grilling) stalls and night markets from Beijing to Kunming.

Stroke Order

烤 kǎo

玉 yù

米 mǐ