主
食

Staple food in Chinese: 主食 (zhǔ shí)

zhǔ shí

staple food

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1staple food

Stroke order

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食

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨˇ

zhǔ

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 米饭是南方人的主食。

    mǐ fàn shì nán fāng rén de zhǔ shí。

    Rice is the staple food of people in the south.

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Related words

主

zhǔ

owner

主要

zhǔ yào

main

食品

shí pǐn

foodstuff

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

主意

zhǔ yi

plan

公主

gōng zhǔ

princess

粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff

零食

líng shí

between-meal nibbles

民主

mín zhǔ

democracy

食物

shí wù

food

主持

zhǔ chí

to take charge of

主观

zhǔ guān

subjective

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