主食
zhǔ shíㄓㄨˇ ㄕˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: CHỦ THỰC
Traditional: 主食
HSK 3.0 · 5
Meaning(noun)
staple food
Examples
越南人的主食是米饭。
yuè nán rén de zhǔ shí shì mǐ fàn.
Rice is the staple food of Vietnamese people.
北方人常常把面食当主食。
běi fāng rén cháng cháng bǎ miàn shí dāng zhǔ shí.
Northerners often eat wheat foods as their staple.
菜点好了,主食要什么?
cài diǎn hǎo le, zhǔ shí yào shén me?
We've ordered the dishes; what staple do you want?
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Stroke order
CHỦ · 5 strokes
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
THỰC · 9 strokes
Related words
- 主要 zhǔ yào — main; principal; major; primary
- 主动 zhǔ dòng — to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 主意 zhǔ yi — plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi]
- 主席 zhǔ xí — chairperson; premier; chairman
- 主人 zhǔ rén — master; host; owner
- 公主 gōng zhǔ — princess
- 主持 zhǔ chí — to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
- 民主 mín zhǔ — democracy