麦粉 (màifěn): wheat flour

Meanings

1 wheat flour
2 ground wheat

Characters

麦

Examples

做面包需要高筋麦粉。

Zuò miànbāo xūyào gāojīn màifěn.

Making bread requires high-gluten wheat flour.

她用麦粉、鸡蛋和牛奶做煎饼。

Tā yòng màifěn, jīdàn hé niúnǎi zuò jiānbing.

She uses wheat flour, eggs and milk to make pancakes.

Tips

usage

麦粉 is the literal compound "wheat + powder." In modern Mainland recipes the more common term is 面粉 (miànfěn, "flour"), which by default also means wheat flour. 麦粉 appears in technical/agricultural writing, in product names like 蒸粗麦粉 (couscous), and in Taiwanese usage. Distinguish 麦粉 from 麦片 (màipiàn, "oat flakes / cereal").