Dictionary › 麦芽

麦芽

mài yá

2-character word Traditional 麥芽

What 麦芽 means

1. malt

The characters in 麦芽

• 麦màiwheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麦克风
• 芽yábud; sprout

Example sentences

• 因为啤酒会根据麦芽含量去征税，所以发泡酒会比较便宜。
  Yīnwèi píjiǔ huì gēnjù màiyá hánliàng qù zhēngshuì, suǒyǐ fāpāojiǔ huì bǐjiào piányi.
  Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.

Words starting with 麦芽

• 麦芽糖mài yá tángmaltose (sweet syrup)
• 麦芽糊精mài yá hú jīngmaltodextrin
• 麦芽糖醇mài yá táng chúnmaltitol, a sugar alcohol