How to Say "Malt" in Mandarin

麦芽

màiyá

The English word 'malt' is translated into Mandarin as 麦芽 (màiyá).

麦芽 refers to the sprouted grain used in brewing (noun).

Meaning: sprouted grain used in brewing (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of 麦 (mài), meaning wheat or grain and 芽 (yá), meaning bud or sprout.

màiyá

The character 芽 (yá) is also used in the phrase 芽芽 (yá yá) as a cute or endearing nickname for small children or pets.
In Chinese culinary arts, 麦芽糖 (mài yá táng) is a traditional maltose syrup made from sprouted grains and glutinous rice.
In traditional Chinese medicine, 麦芽 is used as a digestive aid and is often prescribed to help with appetite and food stagnation.

因为啤酒会根据麦芽含量去征税，所以发泡酒会比较便宜。
Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.
This sentence is useful for discussing how beer is taxed based on its 麦芽 content.
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麦芽提取物
Malt extract
麦芽饮料
Malt beverage
这种啤酒主要由麦芽酿造。
Zhè zhǒng píjiǔ zhǔyào yóu màiyá niàngzào.
This beer is mainly brewed from malt.
他在检查麦芽的质量。
Tā zài jiǎnchá màiyá de zhìliàng.
He is checking the quality of the malt.

Xiao Wen and Wei are discussing beer ingredients at a brewery.

晓雯 Xiaowen

伟，你知道这款啤酒的味道来自哪里吗？
Wěi, nǐ zhīdào zhè kuǎn píjiǔ de wèidào láizì nǎlǐ ma?
Wei, do you know where the flavor of this beer comes from?
伟 Wei

主要是因为使用了特殊的麦芽。
Zhǔyào shì yīnwèi shǐyòngle tèshū de màiyá.
It's mainly because special malt was used.
晓雯 Xiaowen

所以麦芽决定了啤酒的颜色吗？
Suǒyǐ màiyá juédìngle píjiǔ de yánsè ma?
So the malt determines the color of the beer?
伟 Wei

是的，晓雯，这确实影响颜色。
Shì de, Xiǎowén, zhè quèshí yǐngxiǎng yánsè.
Yes, Xiao Wen, it indeed affects the color.

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