粮食
liángshi
grain, food
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 我们要节约粮食,不能浪费。We should save grain and not waste it.
- 今年的粮食又是一个大丰收。This year’s grain harvest is again bountiful.
Collocations
节约粮食粮食产量粮食危机储存粮食
Mnemonic
粮 liáng "provisions" + 食 shí "food": grain and staple food, i.e. provisions. 粮 has the rice radical 米, pointing to grain. 节约粮食 = to save grain. Leans to grain/staples more than 食物 (food in general).
Related
食物五谷大米庄稼
Quick check
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