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- 小麦
小麦
xiǎo mài
Meaning
- wheat
Definition
一种重要的谷物植物，种子用于制作面粉等食品。
An important cereal plant, its seeds are used to make flour and other food products.
Usage
通常指植物本身或其种子，也可指相关产品如小麦粉。
Usually refers to the plant itself or its seeds, and can also refer to related products such as wheat flour.
Examples
- 1 今年小麦丰收，价格下降了。 (This year's wheat harvest is good, prices have dropped.)
- 2 他用小麦磨成面粉做面包。 (He grinds wheat into flour to make bread.)
- 3 小麦是北方人的主食之一。 (Wheat is one of the staple foods for people in the north.)
- 4 这种饼干是用全麦小麦制作的。 (These cookies are made with whole wheat.)
- 5 农民在春天播种小麦。 (Farmers sow wheat in spring.)
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