wheat bran; chaff
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the husk or bran that tightly adheres to a wheat grain
neutralSpecifically refers to the inedible outer layer of a wheat kernel before it is separated. Once separated and processed, it is called 麦糠 (mài kāng) or more generically 糠 (kāng).
Xiǎo小
mài麦
jiā加
gōng工
qián前
，
xū需
yào要
qù去
diào掉
mài麦
kāng糠
。
Before processing wheat, the bran needs to be removed.
Zhè这
xiē些
mài麦
kāng糠
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
dòng动
wù物
sì饲
liào料
。
This wheat bran can be used to make animal feed.
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Tuō脱
xià下
de的
mài麦
kāng糠
hěn很
qīng轻
，
fēng风
yī一
chuī吹
jiù就
fēi飞
zǒu走
le了
。
The separated chaff is very light and flies away with the wind.