麦子

麥子

màizi

noun #31,114

Measure Word

一株麦子 zhū

Meanings

1 wheat
2 wheat plant

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

田里的麦子熟了。

Tián lǐ de màizi shú le.

The wheat in the fields is ripe.

HSK 7-9

北方人以麦子为主食。

Běifāng rén yǐ màizi wéi zhǔshí.

Northerners use wheat as their staple.

Tips

usage

Colloquial form with noun-suffix 子. The more formal term is 小麦 (xiǎomài). In books and news you'll see 小麦; in farmhouse speech you hear 麦子.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

子 zǐ