荞麦 (qiáomài) · buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Measure Word

一袋荞麦 dài

Meanings

1 buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Small three-sided seeds of a plant unrelated to wheat. The darker flour is pressed into noodles in the north and made into flat cakes in the southwest; Tartary buckwheat is brewed as a slightly bitter tea.

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

荞麦面条是日本荞麦面的原料。

Qiáomài miàntiáo shì Rìběn qiáomài miàn de yuánliào.

Buckwheat noodles are the ingredient in Japanese soba.

HSK 7-9

荞麦富含膳食纤维和矿物质。

Qiáomài fùhán shànshí xiānwéi hé kuàngwùzhì.

Buckwheat is rich in dietary fiber and minerals.

HSK 7-9

她用荞麦粉做了煎饼。

Tā yòng qiáomài fěn zuò le jiānbǐng.

She made pancakes with buckwheat flour.

Tips

memory

荞 contains 艹 (grass radical) + 乔 (tall, phonetic). 麦 means wheat or grain. So 荞麦 is literally 'the plant grain' - a grass-family grain like wheat but distinct.