粗粮 (cū liáng) — coarse grains (e.g., corn, millet, brown rice, as opposed to refined wheat and rice)

Definition

Examples

• 多吃粗粮对身体有好处。
  Duō chī cū liáng duì shēn tǐ yǒu hǎo chù.
  Eating more coarse grains is good for your health.
• 现在很多人把粗粮和细粮搭配着吃。
  Xiàn zài hěn duō rén bǎ cū liáng hé xì liáng dā pèi zhe chī.
  Now many people eat coarse grains together with refined grains.
• 这种粗粮的营养价值比白米高。
  Zhè zhǒng cū liáng de yíng yǎng jià zhí bǐ bái mǐ gāo.
  This kind of coarse grain has higher nutritional value than white rice.

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