staple food; staple grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
staple food; staple grain; main food crop consumed in a region
Refers to the dominant grain crop in a specific region's agricultural production and dietary consumption. In China, rice is the staple in the south while wheat is common in the north.
Shuǐ水
dào稻
shì是
nán南
fāng方
de的
zhǔ主
liáng粮
。
Rice is the staple food in southern China.
Xiǎo小
mài麦
shì是
huá华
běi北
dì地
qū区
de的
zhǔ主
liáng粮
。
Wheat is the staple grain in North China.
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Bǎo保
zhàng障
zhǔ主
liáng粮
ān安
quán全
shì是
nóng农
yè业
gōng工
zuò作
de的
zhòng重
zhōng中
zhī之
zhòng重
。
Ensuring staple grain security is the top priority of agricultural work.