粮食 liángshi foodstuff
foodstuff; cereals
How to remember 粮食: 粮 food + 食 food = foodstuff.
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How it is used
- Grain / staple food / provisions - 节约粮食 (jiéyuē liángshi) don't waste food; 粮食安全 food security.
- Refers to cereals and staple foodstuffs at a societal/agricultural level, not restaurant dishes. Contrast 食物 (shíwù, food in general): 粮食 is the raw staple crops (rice, wheat, grain).