粮仓

糧倉

liángcāng

noun #31,565

Measure Word

一座粮仓 zuò

Meanings

1 granary
2 barn
3 (figurative) breadbasket — a fertile agricultural region

Characters

warehouse; granary

Examples

村里的粮仓装满了刚收的稻谷。

Cūnlǐ de liángcāng zhuāngmǎn le gāng shōu de dàogǔ.

The village granary was full of newly harvested rice.

东北是中国的粮仓。

Dōngběi shì Zhōngguó de liángcāng.

The Northeast is China's breadbasket.

Tips

memory

粮 (liáng) = grain/provisions, 仓 (cāng) = storehouse. Same metaphor as English 'breadbasket' for a grain-rich region — 中国的粮仓 = 'China's breadbasket' for the Northeast plains.

Stroke Order

粮 liáng

仓 cāng