粮食
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
粮食 (liángshi) · grain
粮食 (liángshi) means “grain; food”. It is written with 2 characters: 粮 (food) + 食 (food). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 粮食 is built
The characters
粮 liáng · food
What 粮 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 良liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 米 gives the meaning, 良 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
食 shí · food
What 食 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 良liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们不要浪费粮食。Wǒmen bù yào làngfèi liángshi.We shouldn't waste food.
今年农民收了很多粮食。Jīnnián nóngmín shōu le hěn duō liángshi.The farmers harvested a lot of grain this year.
Questions about 粮食
What does 粮食 mean?
粮食 (liángshi) means “grain; food”.
How do you pronounce 粮食?
粮食 is pronounced liángshi.
Which HSK level is 粮食?
粮食 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 食物shíwùfood
- 美食měishídelicious food
- 食品shípǐnfood
- 零食língshísnack
- 食堂shítángdining hall
- 废寝忘食fèiqǐnwàngshíto forget food and sleep
- 素食sùshívegetarian food
- 饮食yǐnshídiet
Learn 粮食 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.