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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大麦 [dàmài]
  1. 1. barley

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大麦 [dàmài]
  1. 1. 一年或二年生草本植物,叶片比小麦叶略厚短,籽实的外壳有长芒。籽实也叫大麦,脱壳后供食用,麦芽可制啤酒、饴糖,麦秆可编制日用品和工艺品。

Examples

今年的裸大麦收成很好,又是一个丰收年。
Highland barley has had another good harvest this year.
小麦里混入了一些大麦
The Chinese staple food is rice, but they also raise wheat, barley, beans, corn.
中国人多以大米为主食,但同时也种植小麦、大麦、豆类以及玉米。
Boil the barley in water for 15 minutes, then add the turnip and bruised ginger.
大麦在水中煮 15 分钟,然后再加入萝卜和姜末。
The cattle are fed on barley, grass and rape.
大麦,草和油菜喂养牲口。

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