store grain; stored grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to store grain; to stockpile food
Often done for long-term preparedness against famine or disaster.
Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
mín民
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
cún存
liáng粮
yǐ以
bèi备
zāi灾
nián年
。
Ancient farmers had to store grain every year in preparation for famine years.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
gǔ鼓
lì励
cūn村
mín民
jī积
jí极
cún存
liáng粮
，
zuò做
hǎo好
yìng应
jí急
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
The government encourages villagers to actively stockpile food for emergency preparedness.
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Cún存
liáng粮
bèi备
huāng荒
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
zhì智
huì慧
。
Storing grain against famine is traditional wisdom.
noun
stored grain; grain reserves
Refers to the physical stockpile of food, often in a household or community.
Dǎ打
kāi开
dì地
jiào窖
，
fā发
xiàn现
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
cún存
liáng粮
hái还
zú足
gòu够
chī吃
sān三
gè个
yuè月
。
Opening the cellar, they found the household's stored grain was still enough to eat for three months.
Zài在
yǐ以
qián前
de的
nóng农
cūn村
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
yǒu有
fēng丰
zú足
de的
cún存
liáng粮
。
In rural areas of the past, every household had ample grain reserves.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
cún存
liáng粮
shì是
wéi为
zhěng整
gè个
shè社
qū区
zhǔn准
bèi备
de的
。
The grain reserves here are prepared for the entire community.