主食

主食 zhǔ shí ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˊ zyu2 sik6 HSK 7-9

  • staple food

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 我们日本人以米饭为主食。 We Japanese live on rice.
  • 大部分日本人都以米饭为主食。 Most Japanese live on rice.
  • 在各大土耳其餐馆,烤羊肉串是主食。 In various Turkish restaurants, shishkabob is the main food.
  • 在中国,南方人以米饭为主食,北方人以面食为主食。 In China, southern people eat rice as staple food; northern people eat wheaten food as staple food.

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