大部分日本人都以米饭为主食。

Most Japanese live on rice.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 大部分 dàbùfen
  1. the greater part; the majority; most
  2. Taiwan pr. dàbùfèn
=1 大部分 dàbùfèn the majority; most; the greater part; the bulk
=2 日本人 Rìběnrén Japanese person or people
=2 日本人 rìběnrén Japanese person
=3 都 Dū surname Du
=3 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=3 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
=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)