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主食

zhǔ shí

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zhǔ shí
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主食
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主食

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staple food

主食

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In China, southern people eat rice as staple food; northern people eat wheaten food as staple food.

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在中国,南方人以米饭为主食,北方人以面食为主食。

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Mandarin reading: zhǔ shí.

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