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小麦 (xiǎo mài): Wheat (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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小麦 consists of 2 characters.

wheat; barley; general term for cereal crops

How to Use 小麦 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 小麦 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith丰收

xiǎo小

mài麦

fēng丰

shōu收

neutral

wheat harvest

Measure Word + Nounwith亩

yī一

mǔ亩

xiǎo小

mài麦

Verb + Objectwith种植

zhòng种

zhí植

xiǎo小

mài麦

Adjective + Nounwith优质

yōu优

zhì质

xiǎo小

mài麦

Example Sentences with 小麦

zhè这

shì是

xiǎo小

mài麦

。

This is wheat.

neutral

one mu of wheat

neutral

grow wheat

formal

high-quality wheat

zhè这

piàn片

tǔ土

dì地

fēi非

cháng常

shì适

hé合

zhòng种

zhí植

xiǎo小

mài麦

。

This land is very suitable for growing wheat.

zhè这

piàn片

féi肥

wò沃

de的

tǔ土

dì地

fēi非

cháng常

shì适

hé合

zhǒng种

zhí植

yōu优

zhì质

xiǎo小

mài麦

。

This fertile land is very suitable for growing high-quality wheat.

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nǐ你

liǎo了

jiě解

guò过

bù不

tóng同

pǐn品

zhǒng种

de的

xiǎo小

mài麦

zài在

kǒu口

gǎn感

shàng上

de的

chā差

yì异

ma吗

？

Do you know about the differences in taste among different varieties of wheat?

nóng农

mín民

zài在

tián田

lǐ里

zhǒng种

xiǎo小

mài麦

。

yóu由

yú于

chí持

xù续

gān干

hàn旱

，

jīn今

nián年

de

chāo超

shì市

lǐ里

xīn新

dào到

de的

quán全

mài麦

miàn面

bāo

xiǎo小

mài麦

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

zuò做

miàn面

bāo包

suī虽

rán然

xiǎo小

mài麦

shì是

zhǔ主

yào要

liáng粮

shí食

Farmers plant wheat in the fields.

的

xiǎo小

mài麦

shōu收

chéng成

kǒng恐

pà怕

bú不

tài太

lè乐

guān观

。

Due to the persistent drought, this year's wheat harvest is probably not very optimistic.

包

shì是

yòng用

běn本

dì地

yǒu有

jī机

xiǎo小

mài麦

zhì制

zuò作

de的

。

The newly arrived whole wheat bread in the supermarket is made from local organic wheat.

huó和

miàn面

tiáo条

。

Wheat can be used to make bread and noodles.

，

dàn但

yǒu有

xiē些

rén人

yīn因

qí其

fū麸

zhì质

ér而

xuǎn选

zé择

bì避

miǎn免

shí食

yòng用

。

Although wheat is a staple food, some people choose to avoid it because of its gluten.

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小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
小吃xiǎo chīHSK 4
小说xiǎo shuōHSK 4
小伙子xiǎo huǒ ziHSK 4
从小cóng xiǎo
大小dà xiǎo

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麦垛mài duò
麦秸mài jiē
麦茬mài chá
麦克风mài kè fēng