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title: "Liangshi Meaning: 粮食 (liángshi) Means “grain”"
description: "粮食 (traditional 糧食, liángshi) means “grain; food; cereals”. Hear its tones, see what 粮 and 食 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 粮食 mean?

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粮食 liángshi

## grain; food; cereals

## Its characters

1. 粮 liáng grain
2. 食 shí food (as in 食物)

## In a sentence

吃饭的时候不要浪费粮食。 Don't waste food when you eat.

那一次，诸葛亮带了五千个士兵去一座小城运**粮食**，其中一半已经运着粮食先走了。

From [空城计 · The Empty Fort Strategy: Zhuge Liang's famous bluff](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-empty-fort-strategy-zhuge-liang#library-word-88-90)

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## More words with 粮 or 食

- [零食 língshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingshi)
- [美食 měishí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishi)
- [膳食 shànshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanshi)
- [食堂 shítáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shitang)
- [食物 shíwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiwu)
- [饮食 yǐnshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinshi)

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