How to say “grain” in Chinese
grain, food supplies
“Grain” in Chinese is 粮食, liáng shi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
粮食 is read liáng shi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 米 “rice”; on the right, 良 liáng hints at the sound.
On the side of a character it shrinks to 饣: 饭, 饿, 饱.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “粮食”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 粮食. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今年粮食产量增加了jīnniánliángshichǎnliàngzēngjiāleThis year's grain harvest has grown.
More words from the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “grain” in Chinese?
“Grain” in Chinese is 粮食, pinyin liángshi.
What does 粮食 mean?
粮食 (liángshi) means “grain, food supplies”.
How do you write 粮食?
粮食 is 2 characters: 粮 (liáng) — grain, food supplies; 食 (shí) — food; eat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 粮食?
粮食 is read liángshi. Tones: liáng — second tone, shi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“grain” in the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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