备荒 meaning in English
prepare against natural disasters; be prepared in case of famine [natural disasters]
Examples
- The peasants store up the grain against famine .
农民们贮粮备荒。 - We must put aside something for the lean year
我们必须储备一些粮食,以备荒年之用。 - The fengtu charitable granary in qing dynasty is a warehouse building that local gentleman and people set up
它主要以义仓所在地区的饥民为施舍对象，赈灾备荒，安民固本。 - She vaguely knew that there was a store of seignorial corn , and that it was sometimes given to the peasants
她模糊地知道，并且听到人家说，地主家都有储备粮，那是给农民备荒的。