主料

zhǔliào

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

这道汤的主料是牛肉。

Zhè dào tāng de zhǔliào shì niúròu.

The main ingredient of this soup is beef.

HSK 7-9

麻婆豆腐以豆腐为主料，配料有肉末和花椒。

Mápódòufu yǐ dòufu wéi zhǔliào, pèiliào yǒu ròumò hé huājiāo.

Mapo tofu uses tofu as its main ingredient, with minced meat and Sichuan pepper as the other ingredients.

usage

Chinese recipes list the 主料 'main ingredients' first, then 辅料 'secondary ingredients' and 调料 'seasonings'.

主 zhǔ

料 liào