小麦 (xiǎo mài): wheat
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Word info
- Pinyin
- Meaning
- wheat
- Characters
- 2
- Part of speech
- noun
- HSK level
- HSK 6
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- wheat
Chinese explanation
- 一种重要的粮食作物，茎直立，叶子细长，穗上结的种子叫麦粒，可以磨成面粉，用来做馒头、面包、面条等食物
- 这种植物结的种子，通常指麦粒。
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Example sentences
Every morning, Grandpa goes to the noodle shop at the entrance of the village to eat a steaming bowl of wheat noodles. He says it's more delicious than anything else.
With plenty of rain this year, the wheat in the fields has grown tall and strong. Watching the golden waves of grain, the farmers' faces show the joy of a bumper harvest.
The doctor advised me to eat fewer snacks made from refined flour and more bread made from whole wheat, as it's better for the stomach.
This bakery uses imported wheat; the flour it grinds has a natural wheat aroma, and the bread it bakes is especially popular with customers.
Autumn has arrived, and the boundless wheat fields have turned into a golden ocean. Combine harvesters are busy harvesting in the fields.
Due to the rise in global wheat prices, flour and noodles in supermarkets have also become much more expensive, and housewives have started to budget carefully.
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