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粮食

糧食
liángshi
noun HSK 5 #10,421

Meanings

  1. 1 grain; cereals; foodstuff
  2. 2 food provisions

Examples

HSK 4
我们不能浪费粮食。
Wǒmen bùnéng làngfèi liángshi.
We must not waste food.
HSK 5
中国是粮食生产大国。
Zhōngguó shì liángshi shēngchǎn dàguó.
China is a major grain-producing country.
HSK 5
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