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麦 mài

wheat, barley, oats

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Traditional
麥
Type
Ideograph
Made of 龶夂 ⿱龶夂

Memory hint: Simplified form of 麦; grains 來 ready to be harvested 夂

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  1. 这里种了很多小麦。
    Zhèlǐ zhòng le hěn duō xiǎomài.
    A lot of wheat is grown here.
    here plant (particle) very much wheat
  2. 麦克风坏了吗？
    Màikèfēng huài le ma?
    Is the microphone broken?
    microphone broken (particle) (question)
  3. 请把麦克风递给我。
    Qǐng bǎ màikèfēng dì gěi wǒ.
    Please hand me the microphone.
    please (object-marker) microphone hand to me
  4. 今年小麦的收成不太好。
    Jīnnián xiǎomài de shōuchéng bú tài hǎo.
    This year's wheat harvest wasn't very good.
    this-year wheat (particle) harvest not too good
  5. 秋天，田野里的小麦一片金黄。
    Qiūtiān, tiányě li de xiǎomài yí piàn jīnhuáng.
    In autumn, the wheat in the fields is a stretch of golden yellow.
    autumn, field in (particle) wheat one stretch golden-yellow

Words with 麦 (2)