食粮

食糧

shíliáng

noun #35,525

Meanings

1 food / cereals (esp. staple grain)
2 (figurative) sustenance / nourishment

Characters

grain / provisions

Examples

战争年代，食粮极为匮乏。

Zhànzhēng niándài, shíliáng jíwéi kuìfá.

During the war years, food was extremely scarce.

书是精神的食粮。

Shū shì jīngshén de shíliáng.

Books are nourishment for the spirit.

Tips

usage

食粮 sounds more literary/abstract than 粮食 liángshí (food grain). Reverse the characters and you get the everyday word for groceries-as-grain. The figurative use 精神食粮 ('spiritual nourishment') is a fixed phrase you'll meet often.

Stroke Order

食 shí

粮 liáng