summer grain; wheat harvest
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
summer grain; grain harvested in summer (mainly wheat, barley, and early rice)
In China, this typically refers to the wheat harvest in northern regions and early rice in southern regions, usually harvested in May-June. Contrasts with 秋粮 (autumn grain).
Jīn今
nián年
xià夏
liáng粮
fēng丰
shōu收
，
chǎn产
liàng量
bǐ比
qù去
nián年
zēng增
jiā加
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
shí十
。
This year's summer grain harvest was abundant, with output up ten percent from last year.
Xià夏
liáng粮
shōu收
gòu购
gōng工
zuò作
yǐ已
jīng经
quán全
miàn面
zhǎn展
kāi开
。
Summer grain purchasing operations have already been fully launched.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Běi北
fāng方
dì地
qū区
de的
xià夏
liáng粮
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
xiǎo小
mài麦
hé和
barley
b
a
r
l
e
y
。
Summer grain in northern regions consists mainly of wheat and barley.