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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1食物 食物 shí shi2 wu4food; Classifiers:
2 shíshi2to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse
3食品 食品 shí pǐnshi2 pin3foodstuff; food; provisions; Classifiers:
4食用 食用 shí yòngshi2 yong4food product; to use as food; edible
5食堂 食堂 shí tángshi2 tang2dining hall; Classifiers:
6食欲 食慾 shí shi2 yu4appetite
7食指 食指 shí zhǐshi2 zhi3index finger; (literary) mouths to feed
8食补 食補 shí shi2 bu3tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful); to eat such foods
9食不充饥 食不充飢 shí chōng shi2 bu4 chong1 ji1to have little food to eat (idiom)
10食不甘味 食不甘味 shí gān wèishi2 bu4 gan1 wei4to have no appetite for food; to be beset with worries (idiom)
11食不果腹 食不果腹 shí guǒ shi2 bu4 guo3 fu4lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken
12食不停箸 食不停箸 shí tíng zhùshi2 bu4 ting2 zhu4unwilling to put down one's chopsticks (idiom)
13食不厌精,脍不厌细 食不厭精,膾不厭細 shí yàn jīng , kuài yàn shi2 bu4 yan4 jing1 , kuai4 bu4 yan4 xi4lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects); fig. to be fastidious about one's food
14食不知味 食不知味 shí zhī wèishi2 bu4 zhi1 wei4lit. to eat without tasting the food; worried or downhearted (idiom)
15食材 食材 shí cáishi2 cai2(food) ingredient
16食槽 食槽 shí cáoshi2 cao2manger
17食草动物 食草動物 shí cǎo dòng shi2 cao3 dong4 wu4herbivore
18食虫目 食蟲目 shí chóng Shi2 chong2 mu4Insectivora
19食虫植物 食蟲植物 shí chóng zhí shi2 chong2 zhi2 wu4insectivorous plant
20食醋 食醋 shí shi2 cu4table vinegar
21食道 食道 shí dàoshi2 dao4esophagus; the proper way to eat; food transportation route
22食道癌 食道癌 shí dào áishi2 dao4 ai2esophageal cancer
23食而不化 食而不化 shí ér huàshi2 er2 bu4 hua4to eat without digesting; to read without understanding (idiom)
24食法 食法 shí shi2 fa3cooking method
25食俸 食俸 shí fèngshi2 feng4salary of a public official; to be in government service
26食腐动物 食腐動物 shí dòng shi2 fu3 dong4 wu4scavenger
27食古不化 食古不化 shí huàshi2 gu3 bu4 hua4to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom); to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
28食管 食管 shí guǎnshi2 guan3esophagus
29食后撤席 食後撤席 shí hòu chè shi2 hou4 che4 xi2to remove the cloth (after a meal) (idiom)
30食火鸡 食火雞 shí huǒ shi2 huo3 ji1cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea; Classifiers:
31食季 食季 shí shi2 ji4eclipse season
32食具 食具 shí shi2 ju4tableware
33食菌 食菌 shí jùnshi2 jun4edible mushroom
34食客 食客 shí shi2 ke4diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger
35食粮 食糧 shí liángshi2 liang2food cereals
36食量 食量 shí liàngshi2 liang4quantity of food
37食疗 食療 shí liáoshi2 liao2food therapy; treatment via food (TCM)
38食料 食料 shí liàoshi2 liao4foodstuff
39食禄 食祿 shí shi2 lu4to draw government pay; to be in public service; salary of an official
40食毛践土 食毛踐土 shí máo jiàn shi2 mao2 jian4 tu3to live on the land and eat what it produces (idiom)
41食品安全 食品安全 shí pǐn ān quánshi2 pin3 an1 quan2food safety
42食品加工机 食品加工機 shí pǐn jiā gōng shi2 pin3 jia1 gong1 ji1food processor
43食品摊 食品攤 shí pǐn tānshi2 pin3 tan1food vendor's stand
44食品药品监督管理局 食品藥品監督管理局 shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān guǎn Shi2 pin3 Yao4 pin3 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 ju2(China) Food and Drug Administration
45食品药品监督局 食品藥品監督局 shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān shi2 pin3 yao4 pin3 jian1 du1 ju2state food and drug administration (SDA)
46食谱 食譜 shí shi2 pu3cookbook; recipe; diet; Classifiers:
47食顷 食頃 shí qǐngshi2 qing3a short moment
48食人 食人 shí rénshi2 ren2man-eating (beast); to eat people; fig. to oppress the people
49食人魔 食人魔 shí rén shi2 ren2 mo2ogre
50食人鲨 食人鯊 shí rén shāshi2 ren2 sha1man-eating shark; same as 大白鲨 , great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
51食人俗 食人俗 shí rén shi2 ren2 su2cannibalism
52食人鱼 食人魚 shí rén shi2 ren2 yu2piranha
53食肉 食肉 shí ròushi2 rou4carnivorous
54食肉动物 食肉動物 shí ròu dòng shi2 rou4 dong4 wu4carnivore
55食肉类 食肉類 shí ròu lèishi2 rou4 lei4carnivorous species
56食肉目 食肉目 shí ròu shi2 rou4 mu4Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia
57食肉寝皮 食肉寢皮 shí ròu qǐn shi2 rou4 qin3 pi2to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb; implacable hatred; to have sb's guts for garters
58食色 食色 shí shi2 se4food and sex; appetite and lust
59食色性也 食色性也 shí xìng shi2 se4 xing4 ye3Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).; By nature we desire food and sex.
60食肆 食肆 shí shi2 si4restaurant; eatery
61食宿 食宿 shí shi2 su4board and lodging; room and board
62食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí shi2 tu2 wo4 ji2to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
63食无求饱 食無求飽 shí qiú bǎoshi2 wu2 qiu2 bao3to eat sparingly; to practice restraint in eating (idiom)
64食物房 食物房 shí fángshi2 wu4 fang2larder; pantry
65食物柜 食物櫃 shí guìshi2 wu4 gui4larder; pantry
66食物及药品管理局 食物及藥品管理局 shí yào pǐn guǎn shi2 wu4 ji2 yao4 pin3 guan3 li3 ju2US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
67食物链 食物鏈 shí liànshi2 wu4 lian4food chain
68食物油 食物油 shí yóushi2 wu4 you2cooking oil; food oil
69食物中毒 食物中毒 shí zhòng shi2 wu4 zhong4 du2food poisoning
70食蟹獴 食蟹獴 shí xiè měngshi2 xie4 meng3see 蟹獴
71食言 食言 shí yánshi2 yan2edible salt; lit. to eat one's words; to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege; unsworn testimony
72食言而肥 食言而肥 shí yán ér féishi2 yan2 er2 fei2lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom); fig. not to live up to one's promises
73食衣住行 食衣住行 shí zhù xíngshi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2see 衣食住行
74食蚁兽 食蟻獸 shí shòushi2 yi3 shou4ant-eater (several different species)
75食用植物 食用植物 shí yòng zhí shi2 yong4 zhi2 wu4edible plants; vegetables
76食油 食油 shí yóushi2 you2cooking oil
77食玉炊桂 食玉炊桂 shí chuī guìshi2 yu4 chui1 gui4food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high
78食之无味 食之無味 shí zhī wèishi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4to find it tasteless (idiom)
79食之无味,弃之不甘 食之無味,棄之不甘 shí zhī wèi , zhī gānshi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 bu4 gan1see 食之無味食之无味弃之可惜
80食之无味,弃之可惜 食之無味,棄之可惜 shí zhī wèi , zhī shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
81食指浩繁 食指浩繁 shí zhǐ hào fánshi2 zhi3 hao4 fan2many mouths to feed (idiom)

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