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Photo
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) - United States National Arboretum - 24 May 2009
By
Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA
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CC BY 2.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo
Almacen Cebada (Hordeum vulgare)
By
Midir
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

大麦

大麥
dàmài
noun #26,082

Measure Word

一粒大麦 lì

Meanings

  1. 1 barley

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Barley grain, grown across China for animal feed, for malt to brew beer, and as food. Roasted, it is brewed as barley tea. "Pearl barley" on Chinese packets and menus often means 薏米, a different grain.

Examples

HSK 6
这个地区主要种植大麦和小麦。
Zhège dìqū zhǔyào zhòngzhí dàmài hé xiǎomài.
This region mainly grows barley and wheat.
HSK 7-9
大麦是酿造啤酒的主要原料。
Dàmài shì niàngzào píjiǔ de zhǔyào yuánliào.
Barley is the main ingredient for brewing beer.

Tips

memory
大麦 (big grain) vs 小麦 (small grain = wheat) - a handy pair to remember together. 大麦 is barley, 小麦 is wheat.

Stroke Order

大 dà
麦 mài