小麦

• 拼音: xiǎo mài
• 汉字拆解: 小 = depicts something small; 麦 = pictograph of wheat plants with grain heads

含义

Wheat. A major cereal crop used to make flour, bread, noodles, and other foods.

One of the most important grain crops in northern China, where wheat-based foods like noodles, dumplings, and mantou (steamed buns) are staples. Contrast with 水稻/大米 (rice) which dominates in the south. Related terms: 麦子 (wheat, colloquial), 面粉 (flour).

例句

1. 河南是中国最大的小麦产区，产量占全国四分之一。
2. 今年天气好，小麦丰收，农民们都很高兴。
3. 北方人喜欢吃小麦做的食物，比如面条和馒头。

用法指南

语境: agriculture, food, economy

语气: informative

正确说法

• 小麦是重要的粮食作物。(Wheat is an important food crop.)
• 这片地种的是小麦。(This field is planted with wheat.)

错误说法

• 我吃了一碗小麦 — 应该说面条、馒头等具体食物，不直接说'吃小麦'

起源与历史

Compound of 小 (small) + 麦 (wheat). Historically distinguished from 大麦 (barley, 'big wheat'), though both are cereal grains.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal