粮 (liáng) — grain, food, provisions | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal/written noun for grain or food provisions, almost always paired with another word as a compound (粮食, 粮产, 粮税). As a standalone headword it is rare in modern Chinese — you will mostly meet it inside set phrases.

noun

grainfoodprovisions

Measure word · 颗

Examples

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Guó jiā chǔ cún le yí dà bǐ liáng shi.
The country has stored a large amount of grain.
粮。
Gān hàn dǎo zhì jīn nián de liáng chǎn liàng dà fú xià jiàng.
The drought caused this year's grain output to drop sharply.
粮。
Gǔ dài de nóng mín xū yào xiàng cháo tíng jiǎo nà liáng shuì.
Ancient farmers had to pay grain tax to the imperial court.