granary; fertile plain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a vast, fertile plain; granary
literaryOften used metaphorically to describe a region highly productive in agriculture, especially grains. Has a somewhat literary feel.
Zhè这
piàn片
huāng荒
tān滩
jīng经
guò过
jǐ几
dài代
rén人
de的
nǔ努
lì力
，
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
biàn变
chéng成
le了
mǐ米
liáng粮
chuān川
。
After generations of hard work, this wasteland has now been turned into a fertile granary.
Dōng东
běi北
píng平
yuán原
shì是
wǒ我
guó国
zhòng重
yào要
de的
mǐ米
liáng粮
chuān川
。
The Northeast Plain is an important grain-producing region of our country.
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Xī昔
rì日
pín贫
jí瘠
de的
shān山
gōu沟
，
rú如
jīn今
shì是
niú牛
yáng羊
mǎn满
pō坡
、
mǐ米
liáng粮
mǎn满
chuān川
。
The once-barren mountain gully is now filled with cattle and sheep, and the plains are overflowing with grain.