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粮食

liáng shi

grain; food

Usage note

粮食表示可以吃的主要食物。

liáng shí biǎo shì kě yǐ chī de zhǔ yào shí wù。

粮食 means staple food or grain.

Context note

粮食常用于农业、食物和生活。

liáng shí cháng yòng yú nóng yè 、 shí wù hé shēng huó。

It is often used with agriculture, food, and life.

5 examples

粮食很重要。
liáng shí hěn zhòng yào。
Grain is very important.
农民种粮食
nóng mín zhǒng liáng shí。
Farmers grow grain.
粮食要珍惜。
liáng shí yào zhēn xī。
We should treasure grain.
粮食价格变化了。
liáng shí jià gé biàn huà le。
The price of grain changed.
这袋粮食很多。
zhè dài liáng shí hěn duō。
This bag of grain is a lot.

5 mini stories

老师说,粮食来之不易。
lǎo shī shuō, liáng shí lái zhī bú yì。
The teacher said grain comes from hard work.
他们把粮食收起来。
tā men bǎ liáng shí shōu qǐ lái。
They put the grain away.
粮食是生活的基础。
liáng shí shì shēng huó de jī chǔ。
Grain is the basis of life.
农民们努力种粮食
nóng mín men nǔ lì zhǒng liáng shí。
Farmers work hard to grow grain.
珍惜粮食是一种好习惯。
zhēn xī liáng shí shì yì zhǒng hǎo xí guàn。
Valuing grain is a good habit.

Mini dialogue

珍惜粮食

A
我们不能浪费粮食
Wǒmen bù néng làngfèi liángshi.
We must not waste food.
B
对,粮食是农民辛苦种的。
Duì, liángshi shì nóngmín xīnkǔ zhòng de.
Right, grain is grown by farmers with hard work.

买粮食

A
妈妈,我们去买粮食吧。
Māma, wǒmen qù mǎi liángshi ba.
Mom, let's go buy some food.
B
好的,我们需要买些大米和面粉。
Hǎo de, wǒmen xūyào mǎi xiē dàmǐ hé miànfěn.
Okay, we need to buy some rice and flour.

Related words and contrasts

similar
食物
shí wù
food

General term for food

related
大米
dà mǐ
rice

A staple grain

related
小麦
xiǎo mài
wheat

Another common grain

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