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How do you say "grain barrel" in Chinese?
粮缸
liáng gāng
In Chinese, "grain barrel" is 粮缸.
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Pronunciation
LIANG GANG. Liang has a rising tone, gang is flat. Climb up into liang, then stay level on gang.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 粮 (liang) has 13 strokes with the grain radical on the left, 缸 (gang) has 9 strokes with the radical suggesting a vessel or container.
Example sentence
粮缸里装满了米。
The grain barrel is full of rice.
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How to remember 粮缸
Liang is grain, gang is a pot or jar. Together they form a barrel holding grain, the meaning flows directly.
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Questions about 粮缸
How do you say "grain barrel" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "grain barrel" is 粮缸. It is a noun.
How is 粮缸 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 粮 (liang) has 13 strokes with the grain radical on the left, 缸 (gang) has 9 strokes with the radical suggesting a vessel or container.
How is 粮缸 used in a sentence?
Use 粮缸 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 粮缸里装满了米。 (The grain barrel is full of rice.).
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"Grain barrel" in other languages
- Japanese 穀物のバレル (kokumotsu no bareru)
- Korean 곡물통 (gokmultong)
- Spanish el barril de grano
- Spanish (Latin America) el barril de grano
- French le tonneau à grain
- German das Getreidefass
- Italian il barile di grano
- Russian бочка зерна (bočka zerna)
- Greek το βαρέλι σιτηρών (to vareli sitiron)
- Arabic برميل حبوب (barmeel huboob)
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