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mài

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Definitions

  1. 1. wheat
  2. 2. barley
  3. 3. oats

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 710387)

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Words Containing 麦

麦凯斯菱
mài kǎi sī líng

rhombus of Michaelis (anatomy)

麦哲伦
mài zhé lún

Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer

麦卡锡主义
mài kǎ xī zhǔ yì

McCarthyism

麦当劳叔叔
mài dāng láo shū shu

Ronald McDonald

麦酒
mài jiǔ

beer; ale

烧麦
shāo mài

shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling

麦芽糊精
mài yá hú jīng

maltodextrin

连麦
lián mài

(of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology

黄颊麦鸡
huáng jiá mài jī

(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)

麦克德莫特
mài kè dé mò tè

McDermott (name)

莜麦
yóu mài

naked oat (Avena nuda)

麦克白夫人
mài kè bái fū ren

Lady Macbeth

针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng

sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

裸麦
luǒ mài

rye (Secale cereale)

麦秋
mài qiū

harvest season

麦当劳
mài dāng láo

MacDonald or McDonald (name)

道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟
dào gé lā sī · mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

大麦克指数
dà mài kè zhǐ shù

see 巨無霸漢堡包指數|巨无霸汉堡包指数[jù wú bà hàn bǎo bāo zhǐ shù]

俾斯麦
bǐ sī mài

Bismarck (name)

麦麸
mài fū

wheat bran

麦田怪圈
mài tián guài quān

crop circle

麦积山石窟
mài jī shān shí kū

Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu

燕麦粥
yàn mài zhōu

oatmeal

麦寮乡
mài liáo xiāng

Mailiao township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

麦加
mài jiā

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

莱麦丹
lái mài dān

Ramadan (loanword)

麦积区
mài jī qū

Maiji district of Tianshui city 天水市[tiān shuǐ shì], Gansu

荞麦
qiáo mài

buckwheat

大麦
dà mài

barley

斯佩耳特小麦
sī pèi ěr tè xiǎo mài

spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)

赫曼·麦尔维尔
hè màn · mài ěr wéi ěr

Herman Melville (1819-1891), US novelist, author of Moby Dick 白鯨|白鲸[bái jīng]

丹麦包
dān mài bāo

Danish pastry

麦肯锡
mài kěn xī

MacKenzie

麦克风
mài kè fēng

microphone (loanword)

麦德龙
mài dé lóng

Metro supermarket chain (originally German)

麦芽
mài yá

malt

大麦町
dà mài tǐng

Dalmatian (dog breed)

喀麦隆
kā mài lóng

Cameroon

不辨菽麦
bù biàn shū mài

lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters

小麦
xiǎo mài

wheat

麦粒肿
mài lì zhǒng

sty (eyelid swelling)

麦德蒙
mài dé méng

McDermott (name)

麦氏贼鸥
mài shì zéi ōu

(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)

耳麦
ěr mài

headphones

距翅麦鸡
jù chì mài jī

(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)

麦盖提
mài gě tí

Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

蒸粗麦粉
zhēng cū mài fěn

couscous

藜麦
lí mài

quinoa

麦迪逊
mài dí xùn

Madison (name)

麦霸
mài bà

mic hog

大麦地
dà mài dì

place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters

麦克维
mài kè wéi

(Timothy) McVeigh

麦稃
mài fū

barley husk

麦枷
mài jiā

flail

麦可
mài kě

Mike (name)

麦金塔电脑
mài jīn tǎ diàn nǎo

Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)

麦克笔
mài kè bǐ

marker pen (loanword)

麦香堡
mài xiāng bǎo

now referred to (in Taiwan) as 大麥克|大麦克[dà mài kè]

麦穗
mài suì

ear of wheat

麦淇淋
mài qí lín

margarine (loanword)

全麦
quán mài

whole wheat

麦迪逊花园广场
mài dí xùn huā yuán guǎng chǎng

Madison Square Garden

麦司卡林
mài sī kǎ lín

mescaline (loanword)

麦迪逊广场花园
mài dí xùn guǎng chǎng huā yuán

Madison Square Garden

麦克白
mài kè bái

Macbeth (name)

麦凯恩
mài kǎi ēn

McCain (name)

麦地那
mài dì nà

Medina, Saudi Arabia

麦金塔
mài jīn tǎ

see 麥金塔電腦|麦金塔电脑[mài jīn tǎ diàn nǎo]

黑麦
hēi mài

rye (Secale cereale)

麦片
mài piàn

oatmeal

肉垂麦鸡
ròu chuí mài jī

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

燕麦
yàn mài

oats

麦道
mài dào

McDonnell Douglas (plane company)

麦寮
mài liáo

Mailiao township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

开麦拉
kāi mài lā

camera (loanword)

麦胚
mài pēi

wheat germ

丹麦
dān mài

Denmark

番麦
fān mài

corn (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [huan-be̍h])

麦积
mài jī

Maiji district of Tianshui city 天水市[tiān shuǐ shì], Gansu

麦秸
mài jiē

straw from barley or wheat

小麦胚芽
xiǎo mài pēi yá

wheat germ

麦子
mài zi

wheat

麦克斯韦
mài kè sī wéi

Maxwell (name)

糯麦
nuò mài

glutinous barley

布格麦
bù gé mài

bulgur (loanword)

麦迪
mài dí

Tracy McGrady (1979-), former NBA player

麦乳精
mài rǔ jīng

malt milk extract

油麦菜
yóu mài cài

Indian lettuce

麦纳麦
mài nà mài

Manama, capital city of Bahrain

凤头麦鸡
fèng tóu mài jī

(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

同传耳麦
tóng chuán ěr mài

simultaneous interpretation headset

春大麦
chūn dà mài

spring barley

麦德林
mài dé lín

Medellín, city in Colombia

麦克
mài kè

Mike (name)

麦芽糖醇
mài yá táng chún

maltitol, a sugar alcohol

麦当娜
mài dāng nà

Madonna (1958-), US pop singer

麦尔维尔
mài ěr wéi ěr

Melville (name)

麦克阿瑟
mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

灰头麦鸡
huī tóu mài jī

(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)

麦角
mài jiǎo

ergot

麦盖提县
mài gě tí xiàn

Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

麦芽糖
mài yá táng

maltose (sweet syrup)

麦克米兰
mài kè mǐ lán

McMillan or MacMillan (name)