How to say “wheat” in Chinese
wheat
“Wheat” in Chinese is 小麦, xiǎo mài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
小麦 is read xiǎo mài: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
小麦 — wheat. In 麦克风 “microphone” it just renders the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “小麦”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 小麦. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 南方种水稻，北方种小麦。nánfāngzhòngshuǐdào,běifāngzhòngxiǎomàiIn the south they grow rice, in the north wheat.
- 南方种2水稻北方种2小麦nánfāngzhòngshuǐdào,běifāngzhòngxiǎomàiIn the south they grow rice, in the north wheat.
- 今年小麦丰收了jīnniánxiǎomàifēngshōuleThis year there was a bumper wheat harvest.
More words from the lesson “Rice, wheat and the harvest”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wheat” in Chinese?
“Wheat” in Chinese is 小麦, pinyin xiǎomài.
What does 小麦 mean?
小麦 (xiǎomài) means “wheat”.
How do you write 小麦?
小麦 is 2 characters: 小 (xiǎo) — small; 麦 (mài) — wheat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 小麦?
小麦 is read xiǎomài. Tones: xiǎo — third tone, mài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wheat” in the lesson “Rice, wheat and the harvest”
This word is from the topic “Fields, forests and animals” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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