杂粮

雜糧

záliáng

noun #67,912

Meanings

1 coarse grains; grain crops other than rice and wheat (millet, sorghum, oats, buckwheat, legumes, etc.)

Characters

mixed; miscellaneous

Examples

HSK 4

多吃杂粮对健康有好处。

Duō chī záliáng duì jiànkāng yǒu hǎochù.

Eating more coarse grains is good for your health.

HSK 7-9

这家店卖各种五谷杂粮。

Zhè jiā diàn mài gèzhǒng wǔgǔ záliáng.

This shop sells all kinds of grains and pulses.

Tips

culture

Historically eaten by the poor - 杂粮 were the 'other' grains when rice and wheat were too expensive. The health-food boom since the 2000s has flipped the connotation: now 杂粮 is a fashionable, healthier alternative to white rice.

Stroke Order

杂 zá

粮 liáng