粮
grain; food grain; agricultural tax grain; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
grain; food grain; staple food crop
Refers to staple food crops and processed grain products for daily eating.
Our country's grain reserves are very sufficient.
People in the disaster area urgently need large amounts of grain and drinking water.
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This grain warehouse has stored more than 100,000 tons of grain.
Coarse grains include corn, millet, red beans and other various grains.
The man working away from home worries most about whether his family has enough grain to eat.
noun
grain as agricultural tax
archaicA historical term referring to grain paid as agricultural tax in traditional Chinese rural areas, now rarely used in modern daily speech.
In ancient times, farmers needed to pay grain tax to the imperial court on schedule.
During the planned economy period, farmers needed to complete the national mandated grain and money tax payment tasks.
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After the founding of New China, the agricultural tax system was gradually reformed, and the term 'pay grain tax' gradually faded from people's daily lives.
The local government once set up special grain warehouses to collect agricultural tax grain.
Money and grain are two different tax methods, replaced by cash and grain respectively.
noun
surname Liang
A relatively rare Chinese surname.
Liang Jianguo is the former Party branch secretary of our village.
I know a friend surnamed Liang who comes from Shandong Province.
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The origin of the surname Liang can be traced back to the names of ancient official positions.
Mr. Liang works at the local education bureau.
The family genealogy records the migration history of the Liang family.