Chinese word dictionary

麦芽

mài yá · malt

Practice word

Word information

Simplified麦芽

Traditional麥芽

Pinyinmài yá

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.

麦mài

wheat, barley, oats

芽yá

bud, shoot, sprout

How to learn 麦芽

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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麦克风màikèfēng

(loanword) microphone

小麦xiǎomài

wheat; CL:粒[li4]

发芽fāyá

(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop

萌芽méngyá

(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)

芽yá

bud; sprout