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Chinese dictionary
v.run out of food/grain
他们说城里很快就会断粮了。
Soon there would be no food in the city, they said.
在抗战时期，他的学校经常断粮。
There were times during the war when his entire school had no rice to eat.
Word usage
- Separable word"断" and "粮" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我们家从来没有断过粮。
Our family has never run out of food.
他们家彻底断了粮。
Their family had run out of food.
他们已经断了三天粮了。
They have been out of food for three days.