谷物 gǔwù cereal
cereal; grain
How to remember 谷物: 谷 valley + 物 thing = cereal.
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How it is used
- Grain/cereal crops as a category - 谷物加工 (gǔwù jiāgōng) grain processing; 谷物类食品 (gǔwù lèi shípǐn) cereal foods.
- Collective term for wheat, rice, corn, etc. Note 谷 (gǔ) here means grain (also the traditional 穀).
- Neutral/technical; in agriculture and nutrition contexts rather than casual talk.