# 主食 (zhǔshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 主食 (zhǔshí) means “staple food”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: staple food
- Pinyin: zhǔshí (zhu3 shi2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 米饭和面条是常见的主食。
  Mǐfàn hé miàntiáo shì chángjiàn de zhǔshí.
  Rice and noodles are common staple foods.

## Characters

- [主](https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-host/) (zhǔ): host; owner
- 食 (shí): to eat; food

https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-shi-staple-food/

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