Chinese word dictionary

烧麦

shāo mài · shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒賣|烧卖[shao1 mai4]

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Word information

Simplified烧麦

Traditional燒麥

Pinyinshāo mài

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

烧shāo

to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast

麦mài

wheat, barley, oats

How to learn 烧麦

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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发烧fāshāo

to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular

燃烧ránshāo

to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming

烧shāo

to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head

烧烤shāokǎo

barbecue; to roast

麦克风màikèfēng

(loanword) microphone

小麦xiǎomài

wheat; CL:粒[li4]