粮食 (liáng shi) — grain, staple food (e.g. rice, wheat, corn)
Definition
Refers to grain crops as a national resource — harvest, import, production. 主食 is what's served on the plate; 粮食 is what's grown and stored.
noun
grainstaple food (e.g. rice, wheat, corn)
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 粮食。Jīn nián liáng shi shōu cheng hěn hǎo.The grain harvest is very good this year.
- 粮食。Wǒ men guó jiā měi nián xū yào jìn kǒu dà liàng liáng shi.Our country needs to import a large amount of grain every year.
- 粮食。Zhè zhǒng liáng shi kě yǐ zuò chéng miàn bāo.This kind of grain can be made into bread.
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