主食

zhǔ shí

nounHSK 5

staple food

Character Breakdown

zhǔ

master, main, host

Radical: Strokes: 5
drop
scepter

shí

food; eat

Radical: Strokes: 9
person
copper

Example Sentences

米饭是南方人的主食。

Mǐfàn shì nánfāng rén de zhǔshí.

Rice is the staple food for southerners.

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