主食
zhǔ shí
Pinyin
Definition
主食
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- main food
- staple (rice and noodles)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 owner
- 2 master
- 3 host
- 4 individual or party concerned
- 5 God
- 6 Lord
- 7 main
- 8 to indicate or signify
- 9 trump card (in card games)
- 1 to take the initiative
- 2 to do sth of one's own accord
- 3 spontaneous
- 4 active
- 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
- 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 1 TV or radio presenter
- 2 host
- 3 anchor
- 1 main
- 2 principal
- 3 major
- 4 primary
Idioms (20)
三旬九食
- 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
- 3 in dire straits
不由自主
- 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
人为财死,鸟为食亡
- 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
- 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
六神无主
- 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
- 2 distracted
- 3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
- 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
- 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
Sample Sentences
好的。要素菜和主食吗?
All right. Do you want any vegetable dishes or a starch dish?