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title: "Xiaomai Meaning: 小麦 (xiǎomài) Means “wheat”"
description: "小麦 (traditional 小麥, xiǎomài) means “wheat”. Hear its tones, see what 小 and 麦 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaomai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 小麦 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

小麦 xiǎomài

## wheat

## Its characters

1. 小 xiǎo small
2. 麦 mài wheat

## In a sentence

北方的农民种了很多小麦。 Farmers in the north grow a lot of wheat.

[More about 小麦](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%8F%E9%BA%A6)

## More words with 小 or 麦

- [从小 cóngxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congxiao)
- [大小 dàxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxiao)
- [缩小 suōxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoxiao)
- [小吃 xiǎochī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaochi)
- [小丑 xiǎochǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaochou)
- [小孩 xiǎohái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaohai)
- [小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaohuozi)
- [小姐 xiǎojie](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaojie)
- [小朋友 xiǎopéngyou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaopengyou)
- [小区 xiǎoqū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaoqu)

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