燕麦 (燕麥)
yàn mài
Pinyin
Definition
燕麦 (燕麥)
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- oats
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
- 2 north Hebei
- 3 the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
- 4 surname Yan
- 1 swallow
- 1 Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
- 1 Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
- 2 capital of Yan at different periods
- 1 swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
Idioms (9)
来鸿去燕
- 1 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
劳燕分飞
- 1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
- 2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
燕子衔泥垒大窝
- 1 the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
- 2 many a little makes a mickle
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
- 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
- 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
- 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
Sample Sentences
你是身体的免疫力低了吧！我记得多吃些菇类和深绿色的蔬菜都能提升免疫力。你也可以用燕麦取代白米饭对降血压也有帮助。
Your body’s immunity is probably low! I recall that eating mushrooms and dark green vegetables can raise your immunity. You can also replace white rice with oats, and it’s also helpful for lowering your blood pressure.
我选了全麦面包和燕麦吐司。
I picked whole wheat bread and sliced oatmeal bread.
全麦和燕麦都非常健康。或者你可以选法式面包。
Whole wheat and oatmeal are both very healthy. Maybe you can get the French bread.