麦子

麥子

màizi

noun #31,114

Measure Word

一株麦子 zhū

Meanings

1 wheat
2 wheat plant

Characters

Examples

田里的麦子熟了。

Tián lǐ de màizi shú le.

The wheat in the fields is ripe.

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