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为主
wéi zhǔ
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- pinyin
- wéi zhǔ
- simplified
- 为主
- traditional
- 為主
1 · 动词
to rely mainly on
主要依赖
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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: wéi zhǔ.
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