How to say “staple food” in Chinese
staple food
“Staple food” in Chinese is 主食, zhǔ shí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
主食 is read zhǔ shí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
王 with a dot on top. It hints at the sound in 住 and 注 zhù.
On the side of a character it shrinks to 饣: 饭, 饿, 饱.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “主食”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 主食. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 米饭是我们家的主食mǐfànshìwǒmenjiādezhǔshíRice is the staple food in our family.
More words from the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “staple food” in Chinese?
“Staple food” in Chinese is 主食, pinyin zhǔshí.
What does 主食 mean?
主食 (zhǔshí) means “staple food”.
How do you write 主食?
主食 is 2 characters: 主 (zhǔ) — owner; main; 食 (shí) — food; eat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 主食?
主食 is read zhǔshí. Tones: zhǔ — third tone, shí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“staple food” in the lesson “Rice, flour and breakfast”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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