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食 shí

food; to eat

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9
Level
HSK 5
Type
Pictograph
Made of 人良 ⿱人良

Memory hint: A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人

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  1. 孩子们都喜欢吃零食。
    Háizimen dōu xǐhuan chī língshí.
    Children all like eating snacks.
    children all like eat snack
  2. 这种食物新鲜吗？
    Zhè zhǒng shíwù xīnxiān ma?
    Is this kind of food fresh?
    this kind food fresh (question)
  3. 我们尝尝这家的素食吧。
    Wǒmen chángchang zhè jiā de sùshí ba.
    Let's try this restaurant's vegetarian food.
    we taste-taste this (measure) (particle) vegetarian-food (suggestion)
  4. 冰箱里没有食物了。
    Bīngxiāng li méiyǒu shíwù le.
    There's no food left in the fridge.
    fridge in not-have food (particle)
  5. 晚上睡觉前，最好不要吃太多零食。
    Wǎnshang shuìjiào qián, zuìhǎo bú yào chī tài duō língshí.
    Before going to bed at night, it's best not to eat too many snacks.
    evening sleep before, best not-need eat too much snack

Words with 食 (8)