Meaning of 主食
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhǔshí
- staple food
主食 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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.
在各大土耳其餐馆，烤羊肉串是主食。
In various Turkish restaurants, shishkabob is the main food.
Stroke order for each character
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主 zhǔ · owner · 5 strokes
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食 shí · food · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 主食.
| 食物 | shíwù | food |
| 主人 | zhǔrén | owner; host |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 主意 | zhǔyi | plan; idea |
| 主任 | zhǔrèn | director; head |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 主动 | zhǔdòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord |
| 主持 | zhǔchí | to take charge of; to manage or direct |
| 美食 | měishí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 主张 | zhǔzhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 自主 | zìzhǔ | to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs |
| 主席 | zhǔxí | chairperson; premier |
Questions about 主食
What does 主食 mean?
主食 (zhǔshí) means "staple food" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 主食?
主食 is made of 2 characters: 主 (5 strokes), 食 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 主食 an HSK word?
Yes. 主食 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.