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主食

staple food

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zhu3shi2 • zhǔshí

Meaning

Primary

staple food

Alternatives

staple

Mnemonic

A 主食 staple food is the 主 master among your daily choices of 食 food, in the sense that it is nearly always the one that is eaten.

Usage

米饭 是 我们 的 主食。

Rice is our staple food.

你 平常 吃 什么 主食？

What staple food do you usually eat?

这里 的 人 以 马铃薯 为 主食。

People here eat potatoes as their staple food.