粮食

糧食

liángshi

noun HSK 4 #10,421

Meanings

1 grain; cereals; foodstuff
2 food provisions

Characters

grain; provisions

Examples

中国是粮食生产大国。

Zhōngguó shì liángshi shēngchǎn dàguó.

China is a major grain-producing country.

我们不能浪费粮食。

Wǒmen bù néng làngfèi liángshi.

We must not waste food.

粮食的价格涨了。

Liángshi de jiàgé zhǎng le.

The price of grain has gone up.

Tips

culture

谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦 — 'Who knows the food on the plate, every grain comes from hard work.' A famous Tang dynasty poem taught to every Chinese child about not wasting food.

Stroke Order

粮 liáng

食 shí