在中国，南方人以米饭为主食，北方人以面食为主食。

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

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 中国 Zhōngguó China
3 南方人 nánfāngrén southerner
=4 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=4 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=4 以 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè
=4 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
5 米饭 mǐfàn (cooked) rice
6 为主 wéizhǔ
  1. to rely mainly on
  2. to attach most importance to
=7 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse
=7 食 sì to feed (a person or animal)
8 北方人 běifāngrén northerner
=9 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=9 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=9 以 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè
=9 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
10 面食 miànshí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
11 为主 wéizhǔ
  1. to rely mainly on
  2. to attach most importance to
=12 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse
=12 食 sì to feed (a person or animal)