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Wheat close-up
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Vehnäpelto 6
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kallerna
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小麦

小麥
xiǎomài
noun HSK 6 #11,706

Meanings

  1. 1 wheat

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Wheat grain, which is milled into flour for steamed buns, noodles, dumpling wrappers and bread.

Contains wheat

Also called  麦子

Characters

小
xiǎo
small; young
麦
mài
wheat; grain
The 'small grain' - wheat, as distinguished from other grains.

Examples

HSK 4
北方人主要吃小麦做的食品。
Běifāng rén zhǔyào chī xiǎomài zuò de shípǐn.
Northerners mainly eat foods made from wheat.
HSK 4
这片地种了小麦。
Zhè piàn dì zhòng le xiǎomài.
This field was planted with wheat.
HSK 5
小麦的产量今年增加了。
Xiǎomài de chǎnliàng jīnnián zēngjiā le.
Wheat production has increased this year.

Tips

usage
小麦 (wheat) is the staple crop of northern China, used for noodles, mantou, and dumplings. Southern China relies more on 水稻 (shuǐdào, rice). Compare: 大麦 (dàmài) = barley.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
麦 mài